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Chapter 7 Configuring Spanning Tree
Understanding How PVST+ and MISTP Modes Work
Disabled State
A port in the disabled state does not participate in frame forwarding or STP, as shown in
Figure 7-7
. A
port in the disabled state is virtually nonoperational.
Figure 7-7
Port 2 in Disabled State
A disabled port performs as follows:
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Discards frames that are received from the attached segment.
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Discards frames that are switched from another port for forwarding.
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Does not incorporate station location into its address database. (There is no learning, so there is no
address database update.)
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Receives BPDUs but does not direct them to the system module.
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Does not receive BPDUs for transmission from the system module.
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Receives and responds to network management messages.
Understanding How PVST+ and MISTP Modes Work
Catalyst 6500 series switches provide two proprietary spanning-tree modes that are based on the
IEEE 802.1D standard and one mode that is a combination of the two modes:
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Per VLAN Spanning Tree (PVST+)
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Rapid-PVST+
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Multi-Instance Spanning Tree Protocol (MISTP)
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MISTP-PVST+ (combination mode)
Filtering
database
Frame
forwarding
System
module
Port 1
BPDUs
All segment
frames
All segment
frames
Forwarding
Disabled
Station
addresses
Network
management
and data frames
Port 2
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Network
management
frames
Data
frames
