Figure 30: cist and vlan guideline - example 2 – Allied Telesis AT-S63 User Manual

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Chapter 21: Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol

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Section V: Spanning Tree Protocols

Figure 30. CIST and VLAN Guideline - Example 2

When port 4 on switch B receives a BPDU, the switch notes the port
sending the packet belongs only to CIST. Therefore, switch B uses CIST
in determining whether a loop exists. The result would be that the switch
detects a loop because the other port is also receiving BPDU packets from
CIST 0. Switch B would block a port to cancel the loop.

To avoid this issue, always assign all VLANs on a switch, including the
Default_VLAN, to an MSTI. This guarantees that all ports on the switch
have an MSTI ID and that helps to ensure that loop detection is based on
MSTI, not CIST.

FAULT

RPS

MASTER

POWER

CLASS 1

LASER PRODUCT

STATUS

TERMINAL

PORT

1

3

5

7

9

11

2

4

6

8

10

12

13

15

17

19

21

23R

14

16

18

20

22

24R

AT-9424T/SP

Gigabit Ethernet Switch

1

3

5

7

9

11

13

15

17

19

21

23R

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20

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24R

23

24

L/A

D/C

D/C

L/A

D/C

L/A

1000 LINK / ACT

HDX / COL

FDX

10/100 LINK / ACT

PORT ACTIVITY

L/A

1000 LINK / ACT

SFP

SFP

24

SFP

23

FAULT

RPS

MASTER

POWER

CLASS 1

LASER PRODUCT

STATUS

TERMINAL

PORT

1

3

5

7

9

11

2

4

6

8

10

12

13

15

17

19

21

23R

14

16

18

20

22

24R

AT-9424T/SP

Gigabit Ethernet Switch

1

3

5

7

9

11

13

15

17

19

21

23R

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20

22

24R

23

24

L/A

D/C

D/C

L/A

D/C

L/A

1000 LINK / ACT

HDX / COL

FDX

10/100 LINK / ACT

PORT ACTIVITY

L/A

1000 LINK / ACT

SFP

SFP

24

SFP

23

Switch A

Switch B

Port 1

Port 8

BPDU Packet

BPDU Packet

Instances: CIST 0 and MSTI 10

Instances: CIST 0

Port 15

Port 4

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