Configuring TC snooping ·············································································································································· 83
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 84
Configuring protection functions ·································································································································· 84
Configuration prerequisites ·································································································································· 84
Enabling BPDU guard ··········································································································································· 84
Enabling root guard ·············································································································································· 85
Enabling loop guard ············································································································································· 86
Enabling TC-BPDU guard······································································································································ 86
MSTP configuration example ········································································································································ 87
Configuring BPDU tunneling ······································································································································ 92
Overview ········································································································································································· 92
Background ···························································································································································· 92
BPDU tunneling implementation ··························································································································· 93
Enabling BPDU tunneling ·············································································································································· 94
Configuration prerequisites ·································································································································· 94
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 95
Configuring VLANs ···················································································································································· 99
Overview ········································································································································································· 99
VLAN fundamentals··············································································································································· 99
VLAN types ·························································································································································· 100
Protocols and standards ····································································································································· 101
Configuring basic VLAN settings································································································································ 101
Configuration procedure ···································································································································· 101
Configuration procedure ···································································································································· 102
Configuring port-based VLANs ··································································································································· 104
Introduction to port-based VLAN ······················································································································· 104
Configuring MAC-based VLANs ································································································································ 110
Introduction to MAC-based VLAN ····················································································································· 110
Configuration procedure ···································································································································· 112
Configuring protocol-based VLANs ··························································································································· 117
Configuration procedure ···································································································································· 117
Configuration procedure ···································································································································· 121
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