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Catalyst 3560 Switch Software Configuration Guide
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System MTU 16-5
IEEE 802.1Q Tunneling and Other Features 16-6
Configuring an IEEE 802.1Q Tunneling Port 16-6
Understanding Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling 16-7
Configuring Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling 16-10
Default Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling Configuration 16-11
Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling Configuration Guidelines 16-11
Configuring Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling 16-12
Configuring Layer 2 Tunneling for EtherChannels 16-14
Configuring the SP Edge Switch 16-14
Configuring the Customer Switch 16-15
Monitoring and Maintaining Tunneling Status 16-17
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17 Configuring STP 17-1
Understanding Spanning-Tree Features 17-1
STP Overview 17-2
Spanning-Tree Topology and BPDUs 17-3
Bridge ID, Switch Priority, and Extended System ID 17-4
Spanning-Tree Interface States 17-4
Blocking State 17-5
Listening State 17-6
Learning State 17-6
Forwarding State 17-6
Disabled State 17-7
How a Switch or Port Becomes the Root Switch or Root Port 17-7
Spanning Tree and Redundant Connectivity 17-8
Spanning-Tree Address Management 17-8
Accelerated Aging to Retain Connectivity 17-8
Spanning-Tree Modes and Protocols 17-9
Supported Spanning-Tree Instances 17-9
Spanning-Tree Interoperability and Backward Compatibility 17-10
STP and IEEE 802.1Q Trunks 17-10
VLAN-Bridge Spanning Tree 17-10
Configuring Spanning-Tree Features 17-11
Default Spanning-Tree Configuration 17-11
Spanning-Tree Configuration Guidelines 17-12
Changing the Spanning-Tree Mode. 17-13
Disabling Spanning Tree 17-14
Configuring the Root Switch 17-14