Configuring Spanning Tree Parameters
Spanning Tree Specifications
Platforms Supported
IEEE Standards supported
Spanning Tree operating modes supported Flat mode—one spanning tree instance per switch
Spanning Tree port eligibility
Maximum VLAN Spanning Tree instances
per switch.
Maximum flat mode Multiple Spanning
Tree Instances (MSTI) per switch
OmniSwitch AOS Release 7 Network Configuration Guide
OmniSwitch 10K, 6900
802.1d—Media Access Control (MAC) Bridges
802.1s—Multiple Spanning Trees
802.1w—Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
Per-VLAN mode—one spanning tree instance per VLAN
Fixed ports
802.1Q tagged ports
Link aggregate of ports
128 (per-VLAN mode)
16 MSTI, in addition to the Common and Internal Spanning
Tree instance (also referred to as MSTI 0).
June 2013
Spanning Tree Specifications
page 6-3