Voice VLAN assignment modes ························································································································· 169
Configuring voice VLAN globally ······························································································································ 172
Configuring voice VLAN on ports ······························································································································ 173
Configuration guidelines ············································································································································· 184
Configuring MAC address tables ·························································································································· 185
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Configuring MSTP ··················································································································································· 190
STP ················································································································································································· 190
STP protocol packets ··········································································································································· 190
Basic concepts in STP ·········································································································································· 190
How STP works ···················································································································································· 191
RSTP ··············································································································································································· 197
MSTP ·············································································································································································· 198
MSTP features ······················································································································································ 198
MSTP basic concepts ·········································································································································· 198
How MSTP works ················································································································································ 202
MSTP implementation on devices ······················································································································ 203
Protocols and standards ····································································································································· 203
Configuring an MST region ········································································································································ 204
Configuring MSTP globally ········································································································································· 205
Configuring MSTP on a port ······································································································································· 208
MSTP configuration example ······································································································································ 212
Network requirements ········································································································································· 212
Configuration procedure ···································································································································· 213
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Basic concepts ····················································································································································· 218
Link aggregation modes ····································································································································· 219
Configuration procedures ··········································································································································· 221
Setting LACP priority ···················································································································································· 224
Configuration guidelines ············································································································································· 228
Configuring LLDP ····················································································································································· 230
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Basic concepts ····················································································································································· 230
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