3Com WX3000 operation manual Table of Contents

Table of Contents

1MSTP Configuration ··································································································································1-1STP Overview ·········································································································································1-1 STP Overview··································································································································1-1 MSTP Overview ······································································································································1-9 Background of MSTP ······················································································································1-9 Basic MSTP Terminologies ···········································································································1-10 Principle of MSTP··························································································································1-13 MSTP Implementation on the Device····························································································1-14STP-relatedStandards··················································································································1-15 Configuring Root Bridge························································································································1-15 Configuration Prerequisites ···········································································································1-16 Configuring an MST Region ··········································································································1-16 Specifying the Current Device as a Root Bridge/Secondary Root Bridge ····································1-17 Configuring the Bridge Priority of the Current Device ···································································1-19 Configuring the Mode a Port Recognizes and Sends MSTP Packets ··········································1-20 Configuring the MSTP Operation Mode ························································································1-21 Configuring the Maximum Hop Count of an MST Region·····························································1-22 Configuring the Network Diameter of the Switched Network ························································1-22 Configuring the MSTP Time-related Parameters ··········································································1-23 Configuring the Timeout Time Factor····························································································1-24 Configuring the Maximum Transmitting Speed on the Current Port ·············································1-25 Configuring the Current Port as an Edge Port ··············································································1-26 Specifying Whether the Link Connected to a Port Is Point-to-point Link ······································1-27 Enabling MSTP······························································································································1-28 Configuring Leaf Nodes ························································································································1-29 Configuration Prerequisites ···········································································································1-30 Configuring the MST Region ·········································································································1-30 Configuring the Mode a Port Recognizes and Sends MSTP Packets ··········································1-30 Configuring the Timeout Time Factor····························································································1-30 Configuring the Maximum Transmitting Speed on the Current Port ·············································1-30 Configuring a Port as an Edge Port·······························································································1-30 Configuring the Path Cost for a Port ·····························································································1-31 Configuring Port Priority ················································································································1-33 Specifying Whether the Link Connected to a Port Is a Point-to-point Link ···································1-34 Enabling MSTP······························································································································1-34 Performing mCheck Operation ·············································································································1-34 Configuration Prerequisites ···········································································································1-34 Configuration Procedure················································································································1-34 Configuration Example ··················································································································1-35 Configuring Guard Functions ················································································································1-35Introduction····································································································································1-35 Configuration Prerequisites ···········································································································1-37 Configuring BPDU Guard 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