Chapter 13 Spanning Tree Protocol (Stp); Defaults; Stpd Bpdu Tunneling; Stp Configurations - Extreme Networks Summit 300-48 Software User's Manual

Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
A port can belong to only one STPD. If a port is a member of multiple VLANs, then all those VLANs
must belong to the same STPD.
The key points to remember when configuring VLANs and STP are:
• Each VLAN forms an independent broadcast domain
• STP blocks paths to create a loop-free environment
• When STP blocks a path, no data can be transmitted or received on the blocked port
• Within any given STPD, all VLANs belonging to it use the same spanning tree
NOTE
Ensure that multiple STPD instances within a single switch do not see each other in the same
broadcast domain. This could happen if, for example, another external bridge is used to connect VLANs
belonging to separate STPDs.
If you delete an STPD, the VLANs that were members of that STPD are also deleted. You must remove
all VLANs associated with the STP before deleting the STPD.

Defaults

The default device configuration contains a single STPD called s0. The default VLAN is a member of
STPD s0.
All STP parameters default to the IEEE 802.1D values, as appropriate.

STPD BPDU Tunneling

You can configure ExtremeWare to allow a BDPU to traverse a VLAN without being processed by STP,
even if STP is enabled on the port. This is known as BPDU tunneling.
To enable and disable BPDU tunneling on a VLAN, use the following command:
[enable | disable] ignore-bpdu vlan <name>
If you have a known topology and have switches outside of your network within your STPD, use this
feature to keep the root bridge within your network.

STP Configurations

When you assign VLANs to an STPD, pay careful attention to the STP configuration and its effect on
the forwarding of VLAN traffic.
Figure 15 illustrates a network that uses VLAN tagging for trunk connections. The following four
VLANs have been defined:
• Sales is defined on switch A, switch B, and switch M.
• Personnel is defined on switch A, switch B, and switch M.
• Manufacturing is defined on switch Y, switch Z, and switch M.
• Engineering is defined on switch Y, switch Z, and switch M.
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