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Creating a static MAC address entry················································································································ 176
Configuring MSTP ··················································································································································· 177
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Introduction to STP ······················································································································································· 177
STP protocol packets ··········································································································································· 177
Basic concepts in STP ·········································································································································· 178
Calculation process of the STP algorithm ········································································································· 179
Introduction to RSTP ····················································································································································· 184
Introduction to MSTP ···················································································································································· 185
MSTP features ······················································································································································ 185
MSTP basic concepts ·········································································································································· 185
How MSTP works ················································································································································ 189
MSTP implementation on devices ······················································································································ 189
Protocols and standards ····································································································································· 190
Configuration guidelines ············································································································································· 190
Recommended MSTP configuration procedure ········································································································· 190
Configuring an MST region ········································································································································ 191
Configuring MSTP globally ········································································································································· 192
Configuring MSTP on a port ······································································································································· 195
Displaying MSTP information of a port ····················································································································· 197
MSTP configuration example ······································································································································ 199
Network requirements ········································································································································· 199
Configuration procedure ···································································································································· 200
Configuring link aggregation and LACP ··············································································································· 205
Overview ······································································································································································· 205
Basic concepts ····················································································································································· 205
Link aggregation modes ····································································································································· 206
Configuration procedures ··········································································································································· 208
Configuring a static aggregation group ··········································································································· 208
Configuring a dynamic aggregation group ····································································································· 208
Creating a link aggregation group ··················································································································· 208
Displaying aggregate interface information ····································································································· 209
Setting LACP priority ··········································································································································· 211
Displaying LACP-enabled port information ······································································································· 211
Link aggregation and LACP configuration example ································································································· 213
Configuration guidelines ···································································································································· 215
Configuring LLDP ····················································································································································· 217
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Basic concepts ····················································································································································· 217
LLDP operating modes ········································································································································· 221
Working mechanism ··········································································································································· 221
Protocols and standards ·············································································································································· 222
Recommended LLDP configuration procedure ··········································································································· 222
Enabling LLDP on ports ················································································································································ 223
Setting LLDP parameters on ports ······························································································································· 224
Setting LLDP parameters for a single port ········································································································· 224
Setting LLDP parameters for ports in batch ······································································································· 227
Configuring LLDP globally ··········································································································································· 227
Displaying LLDP information for a port ······················································································································ 229
Displaying global LLDP information ··························································································································· 234
Displaying LLDP information received from LLDP neighbors ···················································································· 236
LLDP configuration example ········································································································································ 236
Network requirements ········································································································································· 236
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