Configuring MSTP ··················································································································································· 143
STP ················································································································································································· 143
STP protocol packets ··········································································································································· 143
Basic concepts in STP ·········································································································································· 143
How STP works ···················································································································································· 144
RSTP ··············································································································································································· 150
MSTP ·············································································································································································· 150
Why MSTP ··························································································································································· 150
Basic concepts in MSTP ······································································································································ 151
How MSTP works ················································································································································ 155
Protocols and standards ····································································································································· 156
Configuring an MST region ········································································································································ 156
Configuring MSTP globally ········································································································································· 158
Configuring MSTP on a port ······································································································································· 160
MSTP configuration example ······································································································································ 164
Configuration guidelines ············································································································································· 169
Overview ······································································································································································· 170
Link aggregation modes ····································································································································· 171
Setting LACP priority ···················································································································································· 176
Configuration guidelines ············································································································································· 180
Configuring LLDP ····················································································································································· 182
Overview ······································································································································································· 182
Background ·························································································································································· 182
Basic concepts ····················································································································································· 182
Operating modes of LLDP ··································································································································· 186
How LLDP works ·················································································································································· 186
Compatibility of LLDP with CDP ·································································································································· 187
Protocols and standards ·············································································································································· 187
Enabling LLDP on ports ················································································································································ 188
Configuring global LLDP setup ···································································································································· 193
LLDP configuration examples ······································································································································ 204
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