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Figure 7-16. STP Global Settings
• Spanning Tree State — Enables or disables Spanning Tree on the device. The possible field values are:
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Enable — Enables Spanning Tree
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Disable — Disables Spanning Tree
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STP Operation Mode — The STP mode by which STP is enabled on the device. The possible field
values are:
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Classic STP — Enables Classic STP on the device. This is the default value.
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Rapid STP — Enables Rapid STP on the device.
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BPDU Handling — Determines how BPDU packets are managed when STP is disabled on the port/
device. BPDUs are used to transmit spanning tree information. The possible field values are:
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Filtering — Filters BPDU packets when spanning tree is disabled on an interface.
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Flooding — Floods BPDU packets when spanning tree is disabled on an interface. This is the
default value.
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Port Cost Default Values — Determines the Spanning Tree default path cost method. The possible
field values are:
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Short — Specifies 1 through 65535 range for port path costs. This is the default value.
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Long — Specifies 1 through 200000000 range for port path costs.