SMC Networks SMC6724L3 manual Spanning-tree mode, Rstp

COMMAND LINE INTERFACE

spanning-tree mode

Use this command to select the spanning tree mode for this switch. Use the no form to restore the default.

Syntax

spanning-tree mode {stp rstp} no spanning-tree mode

•stp - Spanning Tree Protocol (IEEE 802.1D)

•rstp - Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (IEEE 802.1w)

Default Setting

rstp

Command Mode

Global Configuration

Command Usage

•Spanning Tree Protocol

Uses RSTP for the internal state machine, but sends only 802.1D BPDUs.

•Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol

RSTP supports connections to either STP or RSTP nodes by monitoring the incoming protocol messages and dynamically adjusting the type of protocol messages the RSTP node transmits, as described below:

-STP Mode – If the switch receives an 802.1D BPDU after a port’s migration delay timer expires, the switch assumes it is connected to an 802.1D bridge and starts using only 802.1D BPDUs.

-RSTP Mode – If RSTP is using 802.1D BPDUs on a port and receives an RSTP BPDU after the migration delay expires, RSTP restarts the migration delay timer and begins using RSTP BPDUs on that port.

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