Enhancements in Release F.02.11

Fast-Uplink Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)

To View Fast-Uplink STP Status. Continuing from figures 72 and 73 in the preceding procedure, this task uses the same screen that you would use to view STP status for other operating modes.

1.From the Main Menu, select:1.Status and Counters . . .7.Spanning Tree Information

Indicates which uplink is the active path to the STP root device.

Note: A switch using fast-uplink STP must never be the STP root device.

Figure 74. Example of STP Status with Trk1 (Trunk 1) as the Path to the STP Root Device

2. Press [S] (for Show ports) to display the status of individual ports.

Redundant

STP Link in

(Fast) Uplink

Mode

Links to PC or

Workstation

End Nodes

Redundant

STP Link in

(Fast) Uplink

Mode

Figure 75. Example of STP Port Status with Two Redundant STP Links

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