HP GbE2c - Blc Layer 2/3 Fiber SFP Option Application Manual page 4

802.1x port states............................................................................................................................. 41
Supported RADIUS attributes .............................................................................................................. 41
EAPoL configuration guidelines ........................................................................................................... 42
Port-based traffic control ......................................................................................................................... 42
VLANs
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 43
Overview.............................................................................................................................................. 43
VLANs and port VLAN ID numbers ........................................................................................................... 43
VLAN numbers ................................................................................................................................. 43
PVID numbers ................................................................................................................................... 43
Viewing and configuring PVIDs........................................................................................................... 44
VLAN tagging ....................................................................................................................................... 44
VLANs and IP interfaces.......................................................................................................................... 47
VLAN topologies and design considerations.............................................................................................. 47
VLAN configuration rules ................................................................................................................... 47
Multiple VLANS with tagging .................................................................................................................. 47
Configuring the example network........................................................................................................ 49
FDB static entries.................................................................................................................................... 54
Trunking support for FDB static entries.................................................................................................. 54
Configuring a static FDB entry ............................................................................................................ 54
Spanning Tree Protocol
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 55
Overview.............................................................................................................................................. 55
Bridge Protocol Data Units ...................................................................................................................... 55
Determining the path for forwarding BPDUs.......................................................................................... 55
Spanning Tree Group configuration guidelines .......................................................................................... 56
Default Spanning Tree configuration .................................................................................................... 56
Adding a VLAN to a Spanning Tree Group .......................................................................................... 56
Creating a VLAN .............................................................................................................................. 56
Rules for VLAN tagged ports............................................................................................................... 56
Adding and removing ports from STGs ................................................................................................ 57
Assigning cost to ports and trunk groups .............................................................................................. 57
Multiple Spanning Trees ......................................................................................................................... 57
Why do we need Multiple Spanning Trees? ......................................................................................... 57
VLAN participation in Spanning Tree Groups ....................................................................................... 58
Configuring Multiple Spanning Tree Groups ......................................................................................... 58
Port Fast Forwarding .............................................................................................................................. 60
Configuring Port Fast Forwarding ........................................................................................................ 61
Fast Uplink Convergence ........................................................................................................................ 61
Configuration guidelines .................................................................................................................... 61
Configuring Fast Uplink Convergence .................................................................................................. 61
RSTP and MSTP
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 62
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol.................................................................................................................. 62
Port state changes ............................................................................................................................. 62
Port type and link type ....................................................................................................................... 62
RSTP configuration guidelines ............................................................................................................. 63
RSTP configuration example ............................................................................................................... 63
Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol............................................................................................................... 65
MSTP region..................................................................................................................................... 65
Common Internal Spanning Tree ......................................................................................................... 65
MSTP configuration guidelines ............................................................................................................ 65
MSTP configuration example .............................................................................................................. 65
Quality of Service
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 70
Accessing the switch 4