Port Type and Link Type
Edge/Portfast Port
Link Type
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G8264 Application Guide for ENOS 8.4
The following port types and link types work with STP.
A port that does not connect to a bridge is called an edge port. Since edge ports are
assumed to be connected to non‐STP devices (such as directly to hosts or servers),
they are placed in the forwarding state as soon as the link is up.
Edge ports send BPDUs to upstream STP devices like normal STP ports, but do not
receive BPDUs. If a port with edge enabled does receive a BPDU, it immediately
begins working as a normal (non‐edge) port, and participates fully in Spanning
Tree.
Use the following commands to define or clear a port as an edge port:
RS G8264(config)# interface port <port>
RS G8264(configif)# [no] spanningtree portfast
RS G8264(configif)# exit
The link type determines how the port behaves in regard to Rapid Spanning Tree.
Use the following commands to define the link type for the port:
RS G8264(config)# interface port <port>
RS G8264(configif)# [no] spanningtree linktype <type>
RS G8264(configif)# exit
where type corresponds to the duplex mode of the port, as follows:
p2p
A full‐duplex link to another device (point‐to‐point)
shared
A half‐duplex link is a shared segment and can contain more than
one device.
auto
The switch dynamically configures the link type.
Note: Any STP port in full‐duplex mode can be manually configured as a shared
port when connected to a non‐STP‐aware shared device (such as a typical Layer 2
switch) used to interconnect multiple STP‐aware devices.