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Figure 7-16. STP Global Settings
• Spanning Tree State — Enables or disables Spanning Tree on the device. The possible field values are:
– Enable — Enables Spanning Tree
– Disable — Disables Spanning Tree
• STP Operation Mode — The STP mode by which STP is enabled on the device. The possible field
values are:
– Classic STP — Enables Classic STP on the device. This is the default value.
– Rapid STP — Enables Rapid STP on the device.
• BPDU Handling — Determines how BPDU packets are managed when STP is disabled on the port/
device. BPDUs are used to transmit spanning tree information. The possible field values are:
– Filtering — Filters BPDU packets when spanning tree is disabled on an interface.
– Flooding — Floods BPDU packets when spanning tree is disabled on an interface. This is the
default value.
• Port Cost Default Values — Determines the Spanning Tree default path cost method. The possible
field values are:
– Short — Specifies 1 through 65535 range for port path costs. This is the default value.
– Long — Specifies 1 through 200000000 range for port path costs.
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