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Cisco 7600 Series Router Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide, Release 12.2SX
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Chapter 21 Configuring Optional STP Features
Enabling BackboneFast
This example shows how to enable UplinkFast:
Router#
configure terminal
Router(config)#
spanning-tree uplinkfast
Router(config)#
exit
Router#
This example shows how to enable UplinkFast with an update rate of 400 packets per second:
Router#
configure terminal
Router(config)#
spanning-tree uplinkfast
Router(config)#
spanning-tree uplinkfast max-update-rate 400
Router(config)#
exit
Router#
This example shows how to verify that UplinkFast is enabled:
Router#
show spanning-tree uplinkfast
UplinkFast is enabled
Router#
Enabling BackboneFast
Note
BackboneFast operates correctly only when enabled on all network devices in the network.
BackboneFast is not supported on Token Ring VLANs. This feature is supported for use with third-party
network devices.
To enable BackboneFast, perform this task:
This example shows how to enable BackboneFast:
Router#
configure terminal
Command
Purpose
Step 1
Router(config)#
spanning-tree uplinkfast
Router(config)#
spanning-tree uplinkfast
[
max-update-rate
max_update_rate
]
Enables UplinkFast.
Enables UplinkFast with an update rate in seconds.
Router(config)#
no
spanning-tree uplinkfast
max-update-rate
Reverts to the default rate.
Router(config)#
no
spanning-tree uplinkfast
Disables UplinkFast.
Step 2
Router(config)#
end
Exits configuration mode.
Step 3
Router#
show spanning-tree vlan
vlan_ID
Verifies that UplinkFast is enabled.
Command
Purpose
Step 1
Router(config)#
spanning-tree backbonefast
Enables BackboneFast.
Router(config)#
no
spanning-tree backbonefast
Disables BackboneFast.
Step 2
Router(config)#
end
Exits configuration mode.
Step 3
Router#
show spanning-tree vlan
vlan_ID
Verifies that BackboneFast is enabled.