Web Management Guide-R07
Table Of Contents
- How to Use This Guide
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Getting Started
- Introduction
- Key Features
- Description of Software Features
- Configuration Backup and Restore
- Authentication
- Access Control Lists
- Port Configuration
- Rate Limiting
- Port Mirroring
- Port Trunking
- Storm Control
- Static MAC Addresses
- IP Address Filtering
- IEEE 802.1D Bridge
- Store-and-Forward Switching
- Spanning Tree Algorithm
- Virtual LANs
- IEEE 802.1Q Tunneling (QinQ)
- Traffic Prioritization
- Quality of Service
- IP Routing
- Address Resolution Protocol
- Multicast Filtering
- Link Layer Discovery Protocol
- System Defaults
- Introduction
- Web Configuration
- Using the Web Interface
- Basic Management Tasks
- Displaying System Information
- Displaying Hardware/Software Versions
- Configuring Support for Jumbo Frames
- Displaying Bridge Extension Capabilities
- Managing System Files
- Setting the System Clock
- Configuring the Console Port
- Configuring Telnet Settings
- Displaying CPU Utilization
- Configuring CPU Guard
- Displaying Memory Utilization
- Resetting the System
- Using Cloud Management
- Interface Configuration
- VLAN Configuration
- Address Table Settings
- Spanning Tree Algorithm
- Congestion Control
- Class of Service
- Quality of Service
- VoIP Traffic Configuration
- Security Measures
- AAA (Authentication, Authorization and Accounting)
- Configuring User Accounts
- Web Authentication
- Network Access (MAC Address Authentication)
- Configuring HTTPS
- Configuring the Secure Shell
- Access Control Lists
- Filtering IP Addresses for Management Access
- Configuring Port Security
- Configuring 802.1X Port Authentication
- DoS Protection
- DHCP Snooping
- IPv4 Source Guard
- ARP Inspection
- Basic Administration Protocols
- Configuring Event Logging
- Link Layer Discovery Protocol
- Power over Ethernet
- Simple Network Management Protocol
- Configuring Global Settings for SNMP
- Setting the Local Engine ID
- Specifying a Remote Engine ID
- Setting SNMPv3 Views
- Configuring SNMPv3 Groups
- Setting Community Access Strings
- Configuring Local SNMPv3 Users
- Configuring Remote SNMPv3 Users
- Specifying Trap Managers
- Creating SNMP Notification Logs
- Showing SNMP Statistics
- Remote Monitoring
- Switch Clustering
- Setting a Time Range
- LBD Configuration
- Smart Pair Configuration
- Multicast Filtering
- Overview
- Layer 2 IGMP (Snooping and Query for IPv4)
- Configuring IGMP Snooping and Query Parameters
- Specifying Static Interfaces for a Multicast Router
- Assigning Interfaces to Multicast Services
- Setting IGMP Snooping Status per Interface
- Filtering IGMP Query Packets and Multicast Data
- Displaying Multicast Groups Discovered by IGMP Snooping
- Displaying IGMP Snooping Statistics
- Filtering and Throttling IGMP Groups
- MLD Snooping (Snooping and Query for IPv6)
- Filtering and Throttling MLD Groups
- Filtering MLD Query Packets on an Interface
- IP Tools
- IP Configuration
- General IP Routing
- Unicast Routing
- Overview
- Configuring the Routing Information Protocol
- Configuring General Protocol Settings
- Clearing Entries from the Routing Table
- Specifying Network Interfaces
- Specifying Passive Interfaces
- Specifying Static Neighbors
- Configuring Route Redistribution
- Specifying an Administrative Distance
- Configuring Network Interfaces for RIP
- Displaying RIP Interface Settings
- Displaying Peer Router Information
- Resetting RIP Statistics
- IP Services
- Appendices
- Glossary
Chapter 7
| Spanning Tree Algorithm
Overview
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Figure 94: STP Root Ports and Designated Ports
Once a stable network topology has been established, all bridges listen for Hello
BPDUs (Bridge Protocol Data Units) transmitted from the Root Bridge. If a bridge
does not get a Hello BPDU after a predefined interval (Maximum Age), the bridge
assumes that the link to the Root Bridge is down. This bridge will then initiate
negotiations with other bridges to reconfigure the network to reestablish a valid
network topology.
RSTP – RSTP is designed as a general replacement for the slower, legacy STP. RSTP is
also incorporated into MSTP. RSTP achieves much faster reconfiguration (i.e.,
around 1 to 3 seconds, compared to 30 seconds or more for STP) by reducing the
number of state changes before active ports start learning, predefining an alternate
route that can be used when a node or port fails, and retaining the forwarding
database for ports insensitive to changes in the tree structure when
reconfiguration occurs.
MSTP – Using multiple spanning trees can provide multiple forwarding paths and
enable load balancing. One or more VLANs can be grouped into a Multiple
Spanning Tree Instance (MSTI). MSTP builds a separate Multiple Spanning Tree
(MST) for each instance to maintain connectivity among each of the assigned VLAN
groups. MSTP then builds a Internal Spanning Tree (IST) for the Region containing
all commonly configured MSTP bridges.
Figure 95: MSTP Region, Internal Spanning Tree, Multiple Spanning Tree
An MST Region consists of a group of interconnected bridges that have the same
MST Configuration Identifiers (including the Region Name, Revision Level and
Configuration Digest – see “Configuring Multiple Spanning Trees” on page 199). An
MST Region may contain multiple MSTP Instances. An Internal Spanning Tree (IST)
is used to connect all the MSTP switches within an MST region. A Common
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