Configuration procedure ··························································································································· 40
Network requirements ······························································································································ 55
Configuration procedure ··························································································································· 55
Verifying the configuration ························································································································ 56
STP ·································································································································································· 58
STP protocol packets ······························································································································· 58
Basic concepts in STP ····························································································································· 58
RSTP ······························································································································································· 65
PVST ································································································································································ 65
MSTP ······························································································································································· 66
MSTP features ········································································································································· 66
MSTP basic concepts ······························································································································ 66
How MSTP works ····································································································································· 70
Protocols and standards ·································································································································· 71
STP configuration task list ························································································································ 72
RSTP configuration task list ····················································································································· 72
PVST configuration task list ····················································································································· 73
MSTP configuration task list ····················································································································· 74
Setting the spanning tree mode ······················································································································· 75
Configuring an MST region ······························································································································ 75
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