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Types of MAC address table entries ··················································································································· 32
MAC address table-based frame forwarding ···································································································· 33
Configuring the MAC address table ···························································································································· 33
Configuring static, dynamic, and blackhole MAC address table entries ······················································· 33
Disabling MAC address learning ························································································································ 34
Configuring the aging timer for dynamic MAC address entries ······································································ 35
Configuring the MAC learning limit on ports ····································································································· 35
Displaying and maintaining MAC address tables ····································································································· 36
MAC address table configuration example ················································································································ 36
Configuring Ethernet link aggregation ····················································································································· 39
Overview ········································································································································································· 39
Basic concepts ······················································································································································· 39
Aggregating links in static mode ························································································································· 40
Load sharing criteria for link aggregation groups ····························································································· 42
Ethernet link aggregation configuration task list ········································································································· 42
Configuring a Layer 2 static aggregation group ········································································································ 42
Configuring an aggregate interface ···························································································································· 43
Configuring the description of an aggregate interface ····················································································· 43
Enabling link state traps for an aggregate interface ························································································· 44
Shutting down an aggregate interface ··············································································································· 44
Restoring the default settings for an aggregate interface ················································································· 44
Configuring load sharing criteria for link aggregation groups ················································································· 45
Configuring the global link-aggregation load sharing criteria ········································································· 45
Configuring group-specific load sharing criteria ······························································································· 45
Displaying and maintaining Ethernet link aggregation ····························································································· 45
Layer 2 static aggregation configuration example····································································································· 46
Configuring spanning tree ········································································································································· 49
STP ··················································································································································································· 49
STP protocol packets ············································································································································· 49
Basic concepts in STP ············································································································································ 50
Calculation process of the STP algorithm ··········································································································· 51
RSTP ················································································································································································· 56
MSTP ················································································································································································ 57
STP and RSTP limitations ······································································································································· 57
MSTP features ························································································································································ 57
MSTP basic concepts ············································································································································ 57
How MSTP works ·················································································································································· 61
Implementation of MSTP on devices ···················································································································· 62
Protocols and standards ················································································································································ 62
Spanning tree configuration task list ···························································································································· 62
Setting the spanning tree mode ···································································································································· 65
Configuring an MST region ·········································································································································· 66
Configuring the root bridge or a secondary root bridge ·························································································· 67
Configuring the current device as the root bridge of a specific spanning tree ·············································· 67
Configuring the current device as a secondary root bridge of a specific spanning tree ······························ 68
Configuring the device priority ····································································································································· 68
Configuring the maximum hops of an MST region ···································································································· 68
Configuring the network diameter of a switched network ························································································· 69
Configuring spanning tree timers ································································································································· 69
Configuring the timeout factor ······································································································································ 71
Configuring the maximum port rate ····························································································································· 71
Configuring edge ports ················································································································································· 72
Configuring path costs of ports ···································································································································· 72