7.4.2 TC Protect

When TC Protect is enabled for the port on Port Protect page, the TC threshold and TC protect cycle need to be configured on this page.

Choose the menu Spanning Tree→STP Security→TC Protect to load the following page.

Figure 7-11 TC Protect

The following entries are displayed on this screen:

¾TC Protect

TC Threshold: Enter a number from 1 to 100. It is the maximum number of the

TC-BPDUs received by the switch in a TC Protect Cycle. The default value is 20.

TC Protect Cycle: Enter a value from 1 to 10 to specify the TC Protect Cycle. The default value is 5.

7.5 Application Example for STP Function

¾Network Requirements

zSwitch A, B, C, D and E all support MSTP function.

zA is the central switch.

zB and C are switches in the convergence layer. D, E and F are switches in the access layer.

zThere are 6 VLANs labeled as VLAN101-VLAN106 in the network.

zAll switches run MSTP and belong to the same MST region.

zThe data in VLAN01, 103 and 105 are transmitted in the STP with B as the root bridge. The data in VLAN02, 104 and 106 are transmitted in the STP with C as the root bridge.

¾Network Diagram

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