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Layer 2 dynamic aggregation configuration example ······················································································ 59
Layer 2 aggregation load sharing configuration example ··············································································· 61
Layer 2 edge aggregate interface configuration example ··············································································· 63
Layer 3 static aggregation configuration example ···························································································· 65
Layer 3 dynamic aggregation configuration example ······················································································ 66
Layer 3 edge aggregate interface configuration example ··············································································· 67
Configuring port isolation ·········································································································································· 70
Assigning a port to an isolation group ························································································································ 70
Displaying and maintaining port isolation ·················································································································· 70
Port isolation configuration example···························································································································· 71
Network requirements ··········································································································································· 71
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 71
Verifying the configuration ··································································································································· 72
Configuring spanning tree protocols ························································································································ 73
STP ··················································································································································································· 73
STP protocol packets ············································································································································· 73
Basic concepts in STP ············································································································································ 74
Calculation process of the STP algorithm ··········································································································· 75
RSTP ················································································································································································· 81
PVST ················································································································································································· 81
MSTP ················································································································································································ 81
MSTP features ························································································································································ 82
MSTP basic concepts ············································································································································ 82
How MSTP works ·················································································································································· 86
MSTP implementation on devices ························································································································ 87
Protocols and standards ················································································································································ 87
Spanning tree configuration task lists ·························································································································· 87
STP configuration task list ····································································································································· 88
RSTP configuration task list ··································································································································· 89
PVST configuration task list··································································································································· 90
MSTP configuration task list ································································································································· 91
Setting the spanning tree mode ···································································································································· 91
Configuration restrictions and guidelines ··········································································································· 92
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 92
Configuring an MST region ·········································································································································· 92
Configuring the root bridge or a secondary root bridge ·························································································· 93
Configuring the current device as the root bridge of a specific spanning tree ·············································· 94
Configuring the current device as a secondary root bridge of a specific spanning tree ······························ 94
Configuring the device priority ····································································································································· 94
Configuring the maximum hops of an MST region ···································································································· 95
Configuring the network diameter of a switched network ························································································· 95
Configuring spanning tree timers ································································································································· 96
Configuration restrictions and guidelines ··········································································································· 96
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 97
Configuring the timeout factor ······································································································································ 97
Configuring the BPDU transmission rate ······················································································································ 98
Configuring edge ports ················································································································································· 98
Configuration restrictions and guidelines ··········································································································· 98
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 99
Configuring path costs of ports ···································································································································· 99
Specifying a standard for the device to use when it calculates the default path cost ··································· 99
Configuring path costs of ports ·························································································································· 102
Configuration example ······································································································································· 102
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