Operation Manual – MSTP 
Quidway S5600 Series Ethernet Switches-Release 1510  Chapter 1  
MSTP Configuration
 
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Operation  Remarks  Related section 
Point-to-point link 
related configuration 
Optional 
Section 
1.2.13  
“Point-to-point Link-Related 
Configuration
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  Note: 
In a network that contains switches with both GVRP and MSTP employed, GVRP 
packets are forwarded along the CIST. If you want to broadcast packets of a specific 
VLAN through GVRP, be sure to map the VLAN to the CIST when configuring the 
MSTP VLAN mapping table (The CIST of a network is the spanning tree instance 
numbered 0.) 
 
1.3.1  Prerequisites 
The status of the switches in the spanning trees is determined. That is, the status (root, 
branch, or leaf) of each switch in each spanning tree instance is determined. 
1.3.2  MST Region Configuration 
Refer to section 1.2.2  “MST Region Configuration”. 
1.3.3  MSTP Operation Mode Configuration 
Refer to section 1.2.6  "MSTP Operation Mode Configuration". 
1.3.4  Timeout Time Factor Configuration 
Refer to section 1.2.10  “Timeout Time Factor Configuration”. 
1.3.5  Maximum Transmitting Speed Configuration 
Refer to section 1.2.11  “Maximum Transmitting Speed Configuration”. 
1.3.6  Edge Port Configuration 
Refer to section 1.2.12  “Edge Port Configuration”. 
1.3.7  Path Cost Configuration 
The path cost parameters reflects the link rates on ports. For a port on an 
MSTP-enabled switch, the path cost may differ with spanning tree instance. You can 
enable flows of different VLANs to travel along different physical links by configuring 
appropriate path costs on ports, so that load balancing can be achieved by VLANs.