H3C Technologies H3C S12500 Series Switches - Manual (Page 3)

Preface
The H3C S12500 documentation set includes 17 configuration guides. These guides describe the
software features for the H3C S12500 Series 10G Core Routing Switches and guide you through the
software configuration procedures. These guides also provide configuration examples to help you apply
software features to different network scenarios.
The SPB Configuration Guide describes Shortest Path Bridging MAC Mode (SPBM) fundamentals and
configuration. SPBM enables multipath routing in an Ethernet mesh network by using IS-IS as the control
protocol. The technology allows all paths to be active, supports equal cost paths, and provides shortest
path forwarding in an Ethernet mesh network. SPBM provides faster convergence, higher link efficiency,
and larger Layer 2 topologies than conventional spanning tree protocols such as MSTP.
This preface includes:
• Audience
• Conventions
• About the H3C S12500 documentation set
• Obtaining documentation
• Technical support
• Documentation feedback
Audience
This documentation is intended for:
• Network planners
• Field technical support and servicing engineers
• Network administrators working with the S12500 series
Conventions
This section describes the conventions used in this documentation set.
Command conventions
Convention Description
Boldface Bold text represents commands and keywords that you enter literally as shown.
Italic Italic text represents arguments that you replace with actual values.
[ ] Square brackets enclose syntax choices (keywords or arguments) that are optional.
{ x | y | ... }
Braces enclose a set of required syntax choices separated by vertical bars, from which
you select one.
[ x | y | ... ]
Square brackets enclose a set of optional syntax choices separated by vertical bars, from
which you select one or none.