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Configuring MSTP Features
•Propagation—When an RSTP switch receives a TC message from another switch through a
designated or root port, it propagates the change to all o f its nonedge, designated ports and to the
root port (excluding the port on which it is received). The switch starts the TC-while timer for all
such ports and flushes the information learned on them.
•Protocol migration—For backward compatibility with IEEE 802.1D switches, RSTP selectively
sends IEEE 802.1D configuration BPDUs and TCN BPDUs on a per-port basis.
When a port is initialized, the migrate-delay timer is started (specifies the minimum time during
which RSTP BPDUs are sent), and RSTP BPDUs are sent. While this timer is active, the switch
processes all BPDUs received on that port and ignores the protocol type.
If the switch receives an IEEE 802.1D BPDU after the port migration-delay timer has expired, it
assumes that it is connected to an IEEE 802.1D switch and starts us ing only IEEE 802.1D BPDUs.
However, if the RSTP switch is using IEEE 802.1D BPDUs on a port and receives an RSTP BPDU
after the timer has expired, it restarts the timer and starts using RSTP BPDUs on that port.
Configuring MSTP Features
These sections describe how to configure basic MSTP features:
•Default MSTP Configuration, page 10-11
•MSTP Configuration Guidelines, page 10-11
•Specifying the MST Region Configuration and Enabling MSTP, page 10-12 (required)
•Configuring the Root Switch, page 10-13 (optional)
•Configuring a Secondary Root Switch, page 10-15 (optional)
•Configuring the Port Priority, page 10-15 (optional)
•Configuring the Path Cost, page 10-17 (optional)
•Configuring the Switch Priority, page 10-18 (optional)
•Configuring the Hello Time, page 10-18 (optional)
•Configuring the Forwarding-Delay Time, page 10-19 (optional)
•Configuring the Maximum-Aging Time, page 10-20 (optional)
•Configuring the Maximum-Hop Count, page 10-20 (optional)
•Specifying the Link Type to Ensure Rapid Transitions, page 10-21 (optional)
•Restarting the Protocol Migration Process, page 10-21 (optional)