CLI Reference Guide-R01

Chapter 19 | Spanning Tree Commands
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spanning-tree
loopback-detection
This command enables the detection and response to Spanning Tree loopback
BPDU packets on the port. Use the no form to disable this feature.
Syntax
[no] spanning-tree loopback-detection
Default Setting
Disabled
Command Mode
Interface Configuration (Ethernet, Port Channel)
Command Usage
◆ If Port Loopback Detection is not enabled and a port receives it’s own BPDU,
then the port will drop the loopback BPDU according to IEEE Standard 802.1W-
2001 9.3.4.
◆ Port Loopback Detection will not be active if Spanning Tree is disabled on the
switch.
Example
Console(config)#interface ethernet 1/5
Console(config-if)#spanning-tree loopback-detection
spanning-tree
loopback-detection
action
This command configures the response for loopback detection to shut down the
interface. Use the no form to restore the default.
Syntax
spanning-tree loopback-detection action {shutdown duration}
no spanning-tree loopback-detection action
shutdown - Shuts down the interface.
duration - The duration to shut down the interface.
(Range: 60-86400 seconds)
Default Setting
shutdown, 60 seconds
Command Mode
Interface Configuration (Ethernet, Port Channel)
Command Usage
◆ If an interface is shut down by this command, and the release mode is set to
“auto” with the spanning-tree loopback-detection release-mode command, the