Configuring a Spanning Tree Protocol Context To prevent loops on an M-LAG network, two M-LAG member devices are considered as one device for STP calculation and can work in either root bridge mode or Virtual Spanning Tree Protocol (V-STP) mode, which are compared in Table 3-6. Table 3-...
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) is a Layer 2 link management protocol that provides path redundancy while preventing loops in the network. For a Layer 2 Ethernet network to function properly, only one active path can exist between any two stations. Mul...
Understanding and Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) on Catalyst SwitchesWith STP, the keyis for all the switches in the network to elect a root bridge that becomes the focal point in the network.All other decisions in the network, such as which port to block and which port to put ...
Chapter: Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol Chapter Contents This chapter describes how to configure the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) on port-based VLANs on the Catalyst devices. The device can use either the per-VLAN spanning-tree plus (PVST+) protocol...
The Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) on AP wired interfaces takes effect only when a loop exists among the AP and wired devices. As shown in Figure 10-5, a single loop exists among the AC, SwitchA, SwitchB, and AP. STP can be configured on the AP's wired interfaces to break the loop...
I wanted to take a moment to look at spanning tree. By default, ICX switches run 802.1d spanning tree on a per-vlan basis. Ideally, we want to use a protocol with faster convergence such as rapid spanning tree (802.1w). I will go through some general configuration st...
Some spanning tree protocols include the IEEE Standards 802.1D, 802.1W (Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)), or 802.1 Q (Multiple Instances Spanning Tree Protocol (MISTP)). When routing traffic through the network, it may be desirable for a network administrator to change, reconfigure, or ...
Well I've moved to MSTP (multiple spanning tree protocol) ... here's a snippet of the config. Do I have to remove the " spanning-tree vlan 1-999 priority 24576" line and if so is that simply "no spanning-tree vlan 1-999 priority 24576" ? And the line "spanning-tree ether...
The protocol for core layer is the Alternative Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (AMSTP). AMSTP is an evolution of the standard Multiple Spanning Tree (MSTP) [4] and Rapid Spanning Tree (RSTP) [2], [3] protocols. Different protocols can be used at the access layer networks, although the ...
This apparatus for configuring the spanning tree has at least one bridge and a holding section. The above at least one bridge has a plurality of ports, and is capable of configuring a plurality of virtual LANs by logically combining the plurality of ports. The holding section holds on the ...