Contents

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring the Root Switch

6-17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring the Port Priority

6-17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring the Path Cost

6-18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring the Switch Priority of a Bridge Group

6-18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring the Hello Time

6-19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring the Forwarding-Delay Time for a Bridge Group

6-20

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring the Maximum-Aging Time for a Bridge Group

6-20

 

 

 

 

 

 

Verifying and Monitoring STP and RSTP Status

6-20

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring VLANs on the ML-Series Card

 

 

 

 

C H A P T E R 7

 

7-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Understanding VLANs 7-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Encapsulation

7-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Configuration

7-3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monitoring and Verifying VLAN Operation

7-5

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring IEEE 802.1Q Tunneling and Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling on the ML-Series Card 8-1

C H A P T E R 8

 

 

 

 

 

 

Understanding IEEE 802.1Q Tunneling

8-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring IEEE 802.1Q Tunneling

8-4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IEEE 802.1Q Tunneling and Compatibility with Other Features 8-4

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring an IEEE 802.1Q Tunneling Port

8-4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IEEE 802.1Q Example 8-5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Understanding VLAN-Transparent and VLAN-Specific Services

8-6

 

 

 

 

 

 

VLAN-Transparent and VLAN-Specific Services Configuration Example 8-7

 

 

 

 

 

Understanding Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling

8-9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling 8-9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Default Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling Configuration

8-10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling Configuration Guidelines 8-10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring Layer 2 Tunneling on a Port

8-11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring Layer 2 Tunneling Per-VLAN

8-12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monitoring and Verifying Tunneling Status

8-12

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring Link Aggregation on the ML-Series Card

 

 

 

C H A P T E R 9

 

9-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Understanding Link Aggregation

9-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring Link Aggregation 9-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring Fast EtherChannel

9-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EtherChannel Configuration Example

9-3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring POS Channel

9-4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

POS Channel Configuration Example

9-5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco ONS 15310-CL and Cisco ONS 15310-MA Ethernet Card Software Feature and Configuration Guide R8.5

 

 

 

 

 

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Cisco Systems 15310-MA, 15310-CL manual Understanding VLANs

15310-CL, 15310-MA specifications

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