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
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7 Spanning Tree Algorithm
This chapter describes the following basic topics:
◆ Loopback Detection – Configures detection and response to loopback BPDUs.
◆ Global Settings for STA – Configures global bridge settings for STP, RSTP and
MSTP.
◆ Interface Settings for STA – Configures interface settings for STA, including
priority, path cost, link type, and designation as an edge port.
◆ Global Settings for MSTP – Sets the VLANs and associated priority assigned to
an MST instance
◆ Interface Settings for MSTP – Configures interface settings for MSTP, including
priority and path cost.
Overview
The Spanning Tree Algorithm (STA) can be used to detect and disable network
loops, and to provide backup links between switches, bridges or routers. This
allows the switch to interact with other bridging devices (that is, an STA-compliant
switch, bridge or router) in your network to ensure that only one route exists
between any two stations on the network, and provide backup links which
automatically take over when a primary link goes down.
The spanning tree algorithms supported by this switch include these versions:
◆ STP – Spanning Tree Protocol (IEEE 802.1D)
◆ RSTP – Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (IEEE 802.1w)
◆ MSTP – Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (IEEE 802.1s)
STP – STP uses a distributed algorithm to select a bridging device (STP-compliant
switch, bridge or router) that serves as the root of the spanning tree network. It
selects a root port on each bridging device (except for the root device) which incurs
the lowest path cost when forwarding a packet from that device to the root device.
Then it selects a designated bridging device from each LAN which incurs the lowest
path cost when forwarding a packet from that LAN to the root device. All ports
connected to designated bridging devices are assigned as designated ports. After
determining the lowest cost spanning tree, it enables all root ports and designated
ports, and disables all other ports. Network packets are therefore only forwarded
between root ports and designated ports, eliminating any possible network loops.