Chapter5
STPConfiguration
TableofContents
STPOverview...................................................................37
ConguringSTP................................................................45
BPDUProtectionConguration............................................48
STPCongurationExamples................................................49
BPDUProtectionCongurationExample................................52
STPMaintenanceandDiagnosis...........................................54
STPOverview
SpanningTreeProtocol(STP)isappliedtoaloopnetwork.Itblocks
someredundantpathswithcertainalgorithmssothattheloopnet-
workisprunedintoatreenetworkwithoutanyloop,thusavoiding
theinniteloopofpacketsintheloopnetwork.
STPisimplementedbyexchangingBridgeProtocolDataUnit
(BPDU)messagesamonginvolvedswitchesinanextendedLAN.
ThefollowingoperationscanbeperformedbyexchangingBPDU
messages:
1.Selectingarootswitchfromthestablespanningtreetopology.
2.Selectingadesignatedswitchfromthenetwork.
3.SettingredundantswitchportstoDiscarding,toavoidloopsin
thetopology.
STPmoduleofZXR105900Esupportsthreemodes:SSTP ,RSTP
andMSTP,whichrespectivelyobservesIEEE802.1d,IEEE802.1w
andIEEE802.1sstandards.
SSTPMode
SingleSpanningTreeProtocol(SSTP)fullyobservesIEEE802.1d
standardsintermsoffunction.ThebridgerunningSSTPcanfully
interworkwiththoserunningRSTPandMSTP.
CondentialandProprietaryInformationofZTECORPORATION37