Understanding Basic Stp Features; Mac Address Allocation - Cisco Catalyst 2950 Software Manual

Configuring STP
This chapter describes how to configure the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) on your switch.
For complete syntax and usage information for the commands used in this chapter, refer to the
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Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Command Reference for this release.
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Understanding Basic STP Features

This section describes how basic STP features work. It includes this information:
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For configuration information, see the
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Understanding Basic STP Features, page 9-1
Understanding Advanced STP Features, page 9-9
Configuring Basic STP Features, page 9-20
Configuring Advanced STP Features, page 9-30
Supported STP Instances, page 9-2
STP Overview, page 9-2
Election of the Root Switch, page 9-3
Bridge Protocol Data Units, page 9-3
STP Timers, page 9-4
Creating the STP Topology, page 9-4
STP Interface States, page 9-5
MAC Address Allocation, page 9-8
STP Address Management, page 9-8
STP and IEEE 802.1Q Trunks, page 9-8
STP and Redundant Connectivity, page 9-8
STP and Redundant Connectivity, page 9-8
Accelerated Aging to Retain Connectivity, page 9-9
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