Chapter 5
Setup and Configuration
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Figure 89: Static VLANs Form
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VID Box
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Forbidden Ports Box
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IGMP Options
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Section 5.2
Managing Spanning Tree Protocol
CONTENTS
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Section 5.2.1, “RSTP Operation”
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Section 5.2.2, “RSTP Applications”
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Section 5.2.3, “MSTP Operation”
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Section 5.2.4, “Configuring STP Globally”
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Section 5.2.5, “Configuring STP for Specific Ethernet Ports”
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Section 5.2.6, “Configuring eRSTP”
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Section 5.2.7, “Viewing Global Statistics for STP”
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Section 5.2.8, “Viewing STP Statistics for Ethernet Ports”
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Section 5.2.9, “Managing Multiple Spanning Tree Instances”
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Section 5.2.10, “Clearing Spanning Tree Protocol Statistics”
Section 5.2.1
RSTP Operation
The 802.1D Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) was developed to enable the construction of robust networks that
incorporate redundancy while pruning the active topology of the network to prevent loops. While STP is effective,