Alcatel OmniSwitch 6624 Network Configuration Manual page 5

Contents
Chapter 4 Configuring VLANs
In This Chapter ................................................................................................................4-1
VLAN Specifications ......................................................................................................4-2
VLAN Defaults ..............................................................................................................4-2
Sample VLAN Configuration .........................................................................................4-3
VLAN Management Overview .......................................................................................4-4
Creating/Modifying VLANs ...........................................................................................4-5
Defining VLAN Port Assignments .................................................................................4-6
Enabling/Disabling Spanning Tree for a VLAN ...........................................................4-10
Enabling/Disabling VLAN Authentication ...................................................................4-10
Configuring VLAN Router Ports ..................................................................................4-11
Bridging VLANs Across Multiple Switches .................................................................4-14
Verifying the VLAN Configuration ..............................................................................4-15
Chapter 5 Configuring Spanning Tree Parameters
In This Chapter ................................................................................................................5-1
Spanning Tree Specifications ..........................................................................................5-2
Spanning Tree Defaults ..................................................................................................5-2
Spanning Tree Overview .................................................................................................5-3
Spanning Tree Operating Modes ....................................................................................5-8
Configuring STP VLAN Parameters ............................................................................5-10
OmniSwitch 6624/6648 Network Configuration Guide
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Adding/Removing a VLAN .....................................................................................4-5
Enabling/Disabling the VLAN Administrative Status .............................................4-6
Modifying the VLAN Description ...........................................................................4-6
Changing the Default VLAN Assignment for a Port ...............................................4-7
Configuring Dynamic VLAN Port Assignment .......................................................4-7
Configuring VLAN Rule Classification ............................................................4-8
Enabling/Disabling VLAN Mobile Tag Classification .....................................4-9
Defining an IP Router Port .....................................................................................4-11
Modifying an IP Router Port ..................................................................................4-12
Defining Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) Size ......................................4-12
What is Single MAC Router Mode? ...............................................................4-13
How the Spanning Tree Topology is Calculated .....................................................5-3
Bridge Protocol Data Units (BPDU) .................................................................5-5
Topology Examples ...........................................................................................5-6
Using Flat Spanning Tree Mode ..............................................................................5-8
Using 1x1 Spanning Tree Mode ...............................................................................5-9
Selecting the VLAN Bridge Protocol (802.1D or 802.1w) ....................................5-11
Enabling/Disabling the VLAN BPDU Switching Status .......................................5-11
Configuring VLAN Bridge Priority .......................................................................5-11
Configuring VLAN Bridge Hello Time .................................................................5-12
Configuring VLAN Bridge Max Age Time ...........................................................5-12
Configuring VLAN Bridge Forward Delay Time ..................................................5-13
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