Brocade 6910 Ethernet Access Switch Configuration Guide (Supporting R2.2.0.0) - Manual (Page 399)

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Spanning Tree Commands
spanning-tree edge-port
This command specifies an interface as an edge port. Use the no form to restore the default.
Syntax
spanning-tree edge-port [auto]
no spanning-tree edge-port
auto - Automatically determines if an interface is an edge port.
Default Setting
Auto
Command Mode
Interface Configuration (Ethernet, Port Channel)
Command Usage
You can enable this option if an interface is attached to a LAN segment that is at the end of a
bridged LAN or to an end node. Since end nodes cannot cause forwarding loops, they can pass
directly through to the spanning tree forwarding state. Specifying Edge Ports provides quicker
convergence for devices such as workstations or servers, retains the current forwarding database
to reduce the amount of frame flooding required to rebuild address tables during reconfiguration
events, does not cause the spanning tree to initiate reconfiguration when the interface changes
state, and also overcomes other STA-related time out problems. However, remember that Edge Port
should only be enabled for ports connected to an end-node device.
Example
Console(config)#interface ethernet 1/5
Console(config-if)#spanning-tree edge-port
Console(config-if)#
spanning-tree link-type
This command configures the link type for Rapid Spanning Tree and Multiple Spanning Tree. Use
the no form to restore the default.
Syntax
spanning-tree link-type {auto | point-to-point | shared}
no spanning-tree link-type
auto - Automatically derived from the duplex mode setting.
point-to-point - Point-to-point link.
shared - Shared medium.
Default Setting
auto
Command Mode
Interface Configuration (Ethernet, Port Channel)