Overview ························································································································································ 122
Creating a VLAN interface ····························································································································· 122
Modifying a VLAN interface ··························································································································· 123
Deleting a VLAN interface ······························································································································ 125
Configuration guidelines ································································································································ 126
Overview ························································································································································ 127
OUI addresses ······································································································································· 127
Voice VLAN assignment modes ············································································································· 127
Configuration guidelines ································································································································ 142
Overview ························································································································································ 143
Types of MAC address entries ··············································································································· 143
Network requirements ···························································································································· 145
Configuring MSTP ······················································································· 147
Overview ························································································································································ 147
Introduction to STP ········································································································································ 147
STP protocol packets ····························································································································· 147
Basic concepts in STP ··························································································································· 148
Introduction to RSTP ······································································································································ 154
Introduction to MSTP ····································································································································· 154
MSTP features ······································································································································· 154
MSTP basic concepts ···························································································································· 154
How MSTP works ··································································································································· 158
Protocols and standards ························································································································ 159
Configuration guidelines ································································································································ 159
Configuring an MST region ···························································································································· 159
Configuring MSTP globally ···························································································································· 160
Configuring MSTP on a port ·························································································································· 163
MSTP configuration example ························································································································· 166
Network requirements ···························································································································· 166
Configuration procedure ························································································································· 167
Configuring LLDP ························································································ 172
Overview ························································································································································ 172
Basic concepts ······································································································································· 172
LLDP operating modes ·························································································································· 176
Working mechanism ······························································································································· 176
Protocols and standards ································································································································ 176
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