Creating a static MAC address entry················································································································176
Configuring MSTP ··················································································································································· 177
Overview·······································································································································································177 Introduction to STP ·······················································································································································177 STP protocol packets ···········································································································································177 Basic concepts in STP··········································································································································178 Calculation process of the STP algorithm ·········································································································179 Introduction to RSTP ·····················································································································································184 Introduction to MSTP····················································································································································185 MSTP features ······················································································································································185 MSTP basic concepts ··········································································································································185 How MSTP works ················································································································································189 MSTP implementation on devices ······················································································································189 Protocols and standards ·····································································································································190 Configuration guidelines ·············································································································································190 Recommended MSTP configuration procedure·········································································································190 Configuring an MST region ········································································································································191 Configuring MSTP globally ·········································································································································192 Configuring MSTP on a port·······································································································································195 Displaying MSTP information of a port ·····················································································································197 MSTP configuration example······································································································································199 Network requirements·········································································································································199 Configuration procedure ····································································································································200
Configuring link aggregation and LACP··············································································································· 205
Overview·······································································································································································205 Basic concepts ·····················································································································································205 Link aggregation modes ·····································································································································206
Configuration procedures ···········································································································································208 Configuring a static aggregation group···········································································································208 Configuring a dynamic aggregation group ·····································································································208 Creating a link aggregation group ···················································································································208 Displaying aggregate interface information·····································································································209 Setting LACP priority ···········································································································································211 Displaying
Link aggregation and LACP configuration example·································································································213 Configuration guidelines ····································································································································215
Configuring LLDP····················································································································································· 217
Overview·······································································································································································217 Basic concepts ·····················································································································································217 LLDP operating modes·········································································································································221 Working mechanism···········································································································································221 Protocols and standards ··············································································································································222 Recommended LLDP configuration procedure···········································································································222 Enabling LLDP on ports ················································································································································223 Setting LLDP parameters on ports ·······························································································································224 Setting LLDP parameters for a single port ·········································································································224 Setting LLDP parameters for ports in batch ·······································································································227 Configuring LLDP globally ···········································································································································227 Displaying LLDP information for a port ······················································································································229 Displaying global LLDP information ···························································································································234 Displaying LLDP information received from LLDP neighbors····················································································236 LLDP configuration example········································································································································236 Network requirements·········································································································································236
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