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Configuring STP Features
This chapter describes the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) features supported on the Catalyst4500 series
switches. It also provides guidelines, procedures, and configuration examples.
This chapter includes the following major sections:
Overview of Root Guard, page 14-2
Enabling Root Guard, page 14-2
Overview of Loop Guard, page 14-3
Enabling Loop Guard, page 14-4
Overview of PortFast, page 14-5
Enabling PortFast, page 14-6
Overview of BPDU Guard, page 14-7
Enabling BackboneFast, page 14-15
Overview of PortFast BPDU Filtering, page 14-8
Enabling BackboneFast, page 14-15
Overview of UplinkFast, page 14-10
Enabling UplinkFast, page 14-11
Overview of BackboneFast, page 14-12
Enabling BackboneFast, page 14-15
Note For information on configuring STP, see Chapter 13, “Understanding and Configuring STP.”
Note For complete syntax and usage information for the switch commands used in this chapter, refer to the
Catalyst 4500 Series Switch Cisco IOS Command Reference and related publications at
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios122/122cgcr/index.htm.