Index
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Catalyst 3550 Multilayer Switch Software Configuration Guide
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effects on secondary root switch 17-16
unexpected behavior 17-15
instances supported 16-9
interface state, blocking to forwarding 18-2
interoperability and compatibility among modes 16-10
interoperability with 802.1D
described
17-5
restarting migration process 17-22
IST
defined
17-2
master 17-3
operations within a region 17-3
loop guard
described
18-13
enabling 18-21
mapping VLANs to MST instance 17-13
MST region
CIST
17-3
configuring 17-13
described 17-2
hop-count mechanism 17-4
IST 17-2
supported spanning-tree instances 17-2
optional features supported 1-3
overview 17-2
Port Fast
described
18-2
enabling 18-14
preventing root switch selection 18-12
root guard
described
18-12
enabling 18-21
root switch
configuring
17-15
effects of extended system ID 17-14
unexpected behavior 17-15
shutdown Port Fast-enabled port 18-3
multicast groups
and IGMP snooping
20-6
Immediate Leave 20-5
joining 20-3
leaving 20-4
static joins 20-9
multicast packets
ACLs on
28-40
blocking 21-6
multicast router interfaces, monitoring 20-12
multicast router ports, adding 20-9
Multicast Source Discovery Protocol
See MSDP
multicast storm-control command
21-3
multicast storms 21-1
Multicast VLAN Registration
See MVR
Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol
See MSTP
multiple VPN routing/forwarding in customer edge 
devices
See multi-VRF CE
multi-VRF CE
configuration example
31-71
configuration guidelines 31-68
configuring 31-67
default configuration 31-67
defined 31-65
displaying 31-75
monitoring 31-75
network components 31-67
packet-forwarding process 31-67
support for 1-6
MVR
configuring interfaces
20-18
default configuration 20-16
described 20-13