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Enabling TC-BPDU Attack Guard
When receiving a TC-BPDU (a PDU used as notification of topology change), the device will delete the
corresponding forwarding address entry. If someone forges TC-BPDUs to attack the device, the device
will receive a larger number of TC-BPDUs within a short time, and frequent deletion operations bring a
big burden to the device and hazard network stability.
With the TC-BPDU guard function enabled, the device limits the maximum number of times of
immediately deleting forwarding address entries within 10 seconds after it receives TC-BPDUs to the
value set with the stp tc-protection threshold command (assume the value is X). At the same time,
the system monitors whether the number of TC-BPDUs received within that period of time is larger than
X. If so, the device will perform another deletion operation after that period of time elapses. This
prevents frequent deletion of forwarding address entries.
Follow these steps to enable TC-BPDU attack guard:
To do...
Use the command...
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Enable the TC-BPDU attack guard
function
stp tc-protection enable
Optional
Enabled by default
Configure the maximum number of
times the device deletes forwarding
address entries within a certain period
of time immediately after it receives
TC-BPDUs
stp tc-protection threshold number
Optional
6 by default
We recommend that you keep this feature enabled.
Displaying and Maintaining MSTP
To do...
Use the command...
Remarks
View the information about abnormally
blocked ports
display stp abnormal-port
Available in any view
View the information about ports
blocked by STP protection actions
display stp down-port
Available in any view
View the information of port role
calculation history for the specified
MSTP instance or all MSTP instances
display stp
[ instance instance-id ]
history
Available in any view
View the statistics of TC/TCN BPDUs
sent and received by all ports in the
specified MSTP instance or all MSTP
instances
display stp
[ instance instance-id ] tc
Available in any view
View the status information and
statistics information of MSTP
display stp
[ instance instance-id ]
[ interface interface-list ] [ brief ]
Available in any view
View the information about MST region
configuration in effect
display stp region-configuration
Available in any view