Configuring Global Settings

SPANNING TREE ALGORITHM CONFIGURATION

CLI – This command displays global STA settings, followed by settings for each port.

Console#show spanning-tree3-51Spanning-tree information

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Spanning tree mode	:MSTP
Spanning tree enable/disable	:enable
Instance	:0
VLANs configuration	:1-4094
Priority	:32768
Bridge Hello Time (sec.)	:2
Bridge Max Age (sec.)	:20
Bridge Forward Delay (sec.)	:15
Root Hello Time (sec.)	:2
Root Max Age (sec.)	:20
Root Forward Delay (sec.)	:15
Max hops	:20
Remaining hops	:20
Designated Root	:32768.0.0030F18FD550
Current root port	:0
Current root cost	:0
Number of topology changes	:1
Last topology changes time (sec.):1762
Transmission limit	:3
Path Cost Method	:long.
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Note: The current root port and current root cost display as zero when this device is not connected to the network.

Global settings apply to the entire switch.

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:

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SMC Networks SMC8612XL3 F 1.0.1.3 manual Configuring Global Settings, 131

Models: SMC8612XL3 F 1.0.1.3

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