802.1 Configuration Menu Screen

Menu Descriptions

Refer to Table 6-1for a functional description of each menu item.

Table 6-1 802.1 Configuration Menu Screen Menu Item Descriptions

Menu Item

Screen Function

 

 

SPANNING TREE

Used to select the Spanning Tree Configuration and Spanning Tree

CONFIGURATION

Port Configuration screens. These screens are used for the following

MENU

functions:

 

Create a separate Spanning Tree topology for each VLAN

 

configured in the SmartSwitch device. This type of Spanning is

 

referred to as Per VLAN Spanning Tree (PVST).

 

Configure the switch for Rapid Reconvergence Spanning Tree,

 

which provides faster topology changes, provides less transitioning

 

time to the forwarding state when the SmartSwitch device boots,

 

compatible with PVST, and backwards compatible with traditional

 

IEEE 802.1D.

 

Enable or disable Spanning Tree on a per port/per VLAN basis.

 

For details, refer to Section 4.2.

 

 

802.1Q VLAN

Used to select the screens for configuring and managing VLANs.

CONFIGURATION

Details about VLANs, how to configure them, and examples showing

MENU

how to configure the switch for VLANs to solve a given problem are

 

described in Chapter 12. For details about the 802.1Q VLAN

 

Configuration screens, refer to Chapter 7.

 

 

802.1p

Used to select the Port Priority Configuration, Traffic Class

CONFIGURATION

Information, Transmit Queues Configuration, Priority Classification

MENU

Configuration, and Rate Limiting Configuration screens. For details,

 

refer to Chapter 8.

 

 

802.1 Configuration Menu Screens 6-3

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