3Com Switch 4800G 24-Port - Configuration Task List

212 CHAPTER 23: MSTP CONFIGURATION
■ IEEE 802.1w: Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
■ IEEE 802.1s: Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol
Configuration Task
List
Before configuring MSTP, you need to know the position of each device in each
MST instance: root bridge or leave node. In each instance, one, and only one
device acts as the root bridge, while all others as leaf nodes.
Complete these tasks to configure MSTP:
Task Remarks
“Configuring the Root Bridge” on
page 213
“Configuring an MST Region” on page
213
Required
“Specifying the Root Bridge or a
Secondary Root Bridge” on page 215
Optional
“Configuring the Work Mode of MSTP
Device” on page 216
Optional
“Configuring the Priority of the Current
Device” on page 216
Optional
“Configuring the Maximum Hops of an
MST Region” on page 217
Optional
“Configuring the Network Diameter of a
Switched Network” on page 218
Optional
“Configuring Timers of MSTP” on page
218
Optional
“Configuring the Timeout Factor” on
page 219
Optional
“Configuring the Maximum Transmission
Rate of Ports” on page 220
Optional
“Configuring Ports as Edge Ports” on
page 221
Optional
“Configuring Whether Ports Connect to
Point-to-Point Links” on page 221
Optional
“Configuring the Mode a Port Uses to
Recognize/Send MSTP Packets” on page
222
Optional
“Enabling the Output of Port State
Transition Information” on page 223
Optional
“Enabling the MSTP Feature” on page
224
Required