802.1D/802.1W Compatibility; Stp Switch Settings - D-Link DES-6500 User Manual

D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch
P2P Port
A P2P port is also capable of rapid transition. P2P ports may be used to connect to other
bridges. Under RSTP, all ports operating in full-duplex mode are considered to be P2P ports,
unless manually overridden through configuration.

802.1d/802.1w Compatibility

RSTP can interoperate with legacy equipment and is capable of automatically adjusting
BPDU packets to 802.1d format when necessary. However, any segment using 802.1 STP will
not benefit from the rapid transition and rapid topology change detection of RSTP. The
protocol also provides for a variable used for migration in the event that legacy equipment on
a segment is updated to use RSTP.

STP Switch Settings

The Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) operates on two levels: on the switch level, the settings are
globally implemented. On the port level, the settings are implemented on a per user-defined
Group of ports basis. To open the following window, open the Spanning Tree folder in the
Configuration menu and click the STP Switch Settings link.
Figure 4- 10. STP Switch Settings
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