LevelOne GTL-2691 User Manual

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| Spanning Tree Algorithm

Configuring Global Settings for STA

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delay is required because every device must receive information about

topology changes before it starts to forward frames. In addition, each

port needs time to listen for conflicting information that would make it

return to a discarding state; otherwise, temporary data loops might

result.

Default: 15

Minimum: The higher of 4 or [(Max. Message Age / 2) + 1]

Maximum: 30

Configuration Settings for MSTP

Max Instance Numbers – The maximum number of MSTP instances
to which this switch can be assigned.

Configuration Digest – An MD5 signature key that contains the VLAN

ID to MST ID mapping table. In other words, this key is a mapping of all

VLANs to the CIST.

Region Revision

3

– The revision for this MSTI. (Range: 0-65535;

Default: 0)

Region Name

3

– The name for this MSTI. (Maximum length: 32

characters; switch’s MAC address)

Max Hop Count – The maximum number of hops allowed in the MST

region before a BPDU is discarded. (Range: 1-40; Default: 20)

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To configure global STA settings:

1.

Click Spanning Tree, STA.

2.

Select Configure Global from the Step list.

3.

Select Configure from the Action list.

4.

Modify any of the required attributes. Note that the parameters
displayed for the spanning tree types (STP, RSTP, MSTP) varies as

described in the preceding section.

5.

Click Apply

3. The MST name and revision number are both required to uniquely identify an MST region.

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