3Com Baseline 2928 PWR Plus - Mstp Configuration

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Table of Contents
1 MSTP Configuration ··································································································································1-1
Overview ·················································································································································1-1
Introduction to STP ·································································································································1-1
Protocol Packets of STP··················································································································1-1
Basic Concepts in STP····················································································································1-1
How STP Works ······························································································································1-3
Introduction to RSTP·······························································································································1-9
Introduction to MSTP ······························································································································1-9
Why MSTP ······································································································································1-9
Basic Concepts in MSTP···············································································································1-10
How MSTP Works ·························································································································1-14
Implementation of MSTP on Devices ····························································································1-14
Protocols and Standards ···············································································································1-15
Configuring MSTP·································································································································1-15
Configuration Task List··················································································································1-15
Configuring an MST Region ··········································································································1-15
Configuring MSTP Globally ···········································································································1-16
Configuring MSTP on a Port ·········································································································1-19
Displaying MSTP Information of a Port ·························································································1-21
MSTP Configuration Example···············································································································1-23
Guidelines ·············································································································································1-28