Cisco Catalyst 3750 - Page 13

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Catalyst 3750 Metro Switch Software Configuration Guide
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VLAN-Bridge Spanning Tree 14-11
Configuring Spanning-Tree Features 14-11
Default Spanning-Tree Configuration 14-11
Spanning-Tree Configuration Guidelines 14-12
Changing the Spanning-Tree Mode 14-13
Disabling Spanning Tree 14-14
Configuring the Root Switch 14-14
Configuring a Secondary Root Switch 14-16
Configuring Port Priority 14-17
Configuring Path Cost 14-18
Configuring the Switch Priority of a VLAN 14-19
Configuring Spanning-Tree Timers 14-20
Configuring the Hello Time 14-20
Configuring the Forwarding-Delay Time for a VLAN 14-21
Configuring the Maximum-Aging Time for a VLAN 14-21
Displaying the Spanning-Tree Status 14-22
CHAPTER 15 Configuring MSTP 15-1
Understanding MSTP 15-2
Multiple Spanning-Tree Regions 15-2
IST, CIST, and CST 15-3
Operations Within an MST Region 15-3
Operations Between MST Regions 15-4
Hop Count 15-5
Boundary Ports 15-5
Interoperability with 802.1D STP 15-5
Understanding RSTP 15-6
Port Roles and the Active Topology 15-6
Rapid Convergence 15-7
Synchronization of Port Roles 15-8
Bridge Protocol Data Unit Format and Processing 15-9
Processing Superior BPDU Information 15-10
Processing Inferior BPDU Information 15-10
Topology Changes 15-10
Configuring MSTP Features 15-11
Default MSTP Configuration 15-12
MSTP Configuration Guidelines 15-12
Specifying the MST Region Configuration and Enabling MSTP 15-13
Configuring the Root Switch 15-14