Document Outline

• Title Page
• Preface
  • Audience
  • Conventions
    • Command conventions
    • Symbols
    • Network topology icons
    • Port numbering in examples
  • About the H3C WX5540E Access Controller Switching Engine documentation set
  • Obtaining documentation
  • Technical support
  • Documentation feedback
• Contents
• Configuring Ethernet interfaces
  • Ethernet interface naming conventions
  • Performing general configurations
    • Configuring basic settings of an Ethernet interface
    • Shutting down an Ethernet interface
    • Configuring generic flow control on an Ethernet interface
    • Configuring physical state change suppression on an Ethernet interface
      • Configuring link-down event suppression on an Ethernet interface
      • Configuring link-up event suppression on an Ethernet interface
    • Configuring loopback testing on an Ethernet interface
      • Configuration restrictions and guidelines
      • Configuration procedure
    • Configuring jumbo frame support
    • Enabling auto power-down
    • Setting a statistics polling interval
  • Configuring a Layer 2 Ethernet interface
    • Layer 2 Ethernet interface configuration task list
    • Setting speed options for autonegotiation on an Ethernet interface
    • Configuring storm suppression
      • Configuration restrictions and guidelines
      • Configuration procedure
    • Enabling loopback detection on an Ethernet interface
      • Configuration restrictions and guidelines
      • Configuration procedure
    • Setting the MDI mode of an Ethernet interface
    • Enabling bridging on an Ethernet interface
    • Testing the cable connection of an Ethernet interface
    • Configuring storm control on an Ethernet interface
      • Configuration guidelines
      • Configuration procedure
  • Displaying and maintaining an Ethernet interface
• Configuring loopback and null interfaces
  • Configuring a loopback interface
  • Configuring the null interface
  • Displaying and maintaining loopback and null interfaces
• Bulk configuring interfaces
  • Configuring a port group
    • Configuration guidelines
    • Configuration procedure
  • Configuring an interface range
    • Configuration guidelines
    • Configuration procedure
• Configuring the MAC address table
  • Overview
    • How a MAC address entry is created
      • MAC address learning
      • Manually configuring MAC address entries
    • Types of MAC address entries
    • MAC address table-based frame forwarding
  • Configuration procedure
    • Configuring static, dynamic, and blackhole MAC address entries
      • Adding or modifying a static or dynamic MAC address entry globally
      • Adding or modifying a static or dynamic MAC address entry on an interface
      • Configuring a blackhole MAC address entry
    • Disabling MAC address learning on a VLAN
    • Configuring the aging timer for dynamic MAC address entries
    • Configuring the MAC learning limit on a port
  • Displaying and maintaining MAC address tables
  • MAC address table configuration example
    • Network requirements
    • Configuration procedure
• Configuring MAC Information
  • How MAC Information works
  • Configuration procedure
    • Configuration restrictions and guidelines
    • Enabling MAC Information globally
    • Enabling MAC Information on an interface
    • Configuring MAC Information mode
    • Configuring the interval for sending syslog or trap messages
    • Configuring the MAC Information cache queue length
  • MAC Information configuration example
    • Network requirements
    • Configuration procedure
• Configuring Ethernet link aggregation
  • Overview
    • Basic concepts
      • Aggregation group, member port, and aggregate interface
      • Aggregation states of member ports in an aggregation group
      • Operational key
      • Configuration classes
      • Reference port
      • Link aggregation modes
      • LACP
    • Aggregating links in static mode
      • Choosing a reference port
      • Setting the aggregation state of each member port
    • Aggregating links in dynamic mode
      • Choosing a reference port
      • Setting the aggregation state of each member port
    • Load sharing criteria for link aggregation groups
  • Ethernet link aggregation configuration task list
  • Configuring an aggregation group
    • Configuring a static aggregation group
      • Configuring a Layer 2 static aggregation group
    • Configuring a dynamic aggregation group
      • Configuring a Layer 2 dynamic aggregation group
  • Configuring an aggregate interface
    • Configuring the description of an aggregate interface
    • Enabling link state traps for an aggregate interface
    • Setting the minimum number of Selected ports for an aggregation group
      • Configuration restrictions and guidelines
      • Configuration procedure
    • Shutting down an aggregate interface
    • Restoring the default settings for an aggregate interface
  • Configuring load sharing criteria for link aggregation groups
    • Configuration restrictions and guidelines
    • Configuring the global link-aggregation load sharing criteria
    • Configuring group-specific load sharing criteria
  • Displaying and maintaining Ethernet link aggregation
  • Ethernet link aggregation configuration examples
    • Layer 2 static aggregation configuration example
      • Network requirements
      • Configuration procedure
      • Verifying the configuration
    • Layer 2 dynamic aggregation configuration example
      • Network requirements
      • Configuration procedure
      • Verifying the configuration
    • Layer 2 aggregation load sharing configuration example
      • Network requirements
      • Configuration procedure
      • Verifying the configuration
• Configuring port isolation
  • Assigning ports to the isolation group
  • Displaying and maintaining the isolation group
  • Port isolation configuration example
    • Network requirements
    • Configuration procedure
• Configuring spanning tree protocols
  • STP
    • STP protocol packets
    • Basic concepts in STP
      • Root bridge
      • Root port
      • Designated bridge and designated port
      • Path cost
    • Calculation process of the STP algorithm
      • The configuration BPDU forwarding mechanism of STP
      • STP timers
  • RSTP
  • PVST
  • MSTP
    • STP, RSTP, and PVST limitations
    • MSTP features
    • MSTP basic concepts
      • MST region
      • MSTI
      • VLAN-to-instance mapping table
      • CST
      • IST
      • CIST
      • Regional root
      • Common root bridge
      • Port roles
      • Port states
    • How MSTP works
      • CIST calculation
      • MSTI calculation
    • Implementation of MSTP on devices
  • Protocols and standards
  • Spanning tree configuration task lists
    • Configuration restrictions and guidelines
    • STP configuration task list
    • RSTP configuration task list
    • PVST configuration task list
    • MSTP configuration task list
  • Setting the spanning tree mode
  • Configuring an MST region
    • Configuration restrictions and guidelines
    • Configuration procedure
  • Configuring the root bridge or a secondary root bridge
    • Configuring the current device as the root bridge of a specific spanning tree
    • Configuring the current device as a secondary root bridge of a specific spanning tree
  • Configuring the device priority
  • Configuring the maximum hops of an MST region
  • Configuring the network diameter of a switched network
  • Configuring spanning tree timers
    • Configuration restrictions and guidelines
    • Configuration procedure
  • Configuring the timeout factor
  • Configuring the maximum port rate
  • Configuring edge ports
    • Configuration restrictions and guidelines
    • Configuration procedure
  • Configuring path costs of ports
    • Specifying a standard for the device to use when it calculates the default path cost
      • Configuration guidelines
      • Configuration procedure
    • Configuring path costs of ports
    • Path cost configuration example
  • Configuring the port priority
  • Configuring the port link type
    • Configuration restrictions and guidelines
    • Configuration procedure
  • Configuring the mode a port uses to recognize and send MSTP packets
  • Enabling outputting port state transition information
  • Enabling the spanning tree feature
    • Enabling the spanning tree feature (in STP/RSTP/MSTP mode)
    • Enabling the spanning tree feature (in PVST mode)
  • Performing mCheck
    • Performing mCheck globally
    • Performing mCheck in interface view
  • Configuring digest snooping
    • Configuration restrictions and guidelines
    • Configuration procedure
    • Configuration example
      • Network requirements
      • Configuration procedure
  • Configuring no agreement check
    • Configuration prerequisites
    • Configuration procedure
    • Configuration example
      • Network requirements
      • Configuration procedure
  • Configuring protection functions
    • Enabling BPDU guard
    • Enabling root guard
    • Enabling loop guard
      • Configuration restrictions and guidelines
      • Configuration procedure
    • Enabling TC-BPDU guard
    • Enabling BPDU drop
  • Displaying and maintaining spanning tree protocols
  • Spanning tree configuration examples
    • MSTP configuration example
      • Network requirements
      • Configuration procedure
    • PVST configuration example
      • Network requirements
      • Configuration procedure
• Configuring BPDU tunneling
  • Overview
    • Background
    • BPDU tunneling implementation
  • Configuration prerequisites
  • Configuration restrictions and guidelines
  • Enabling BPDU tunneling
    • Enabling BPDU tunneling for a protocol in Layer 2 Ethernet interface view or port group view
    • Enabling BPDU tunneling for a protocol in Layer 2 aggregate interface view
  • Configuring destination multicast MAC address for BPDUs
  • BPDU tunneling configuration examples
    • BPDU tunneling for STP configuration example
      • Network requirements
      • Configuration procedure
    • BPDU tunneling for PVST configuration example
      • Network requirements
      • Configuration procedure
• Configuring VLANs
  • Overview
    • VLAN frame encapsulation
    • VLAN types
    • Protocols and standards
  • Configuring basic VLAN settings
  • Configuring basic settings of a VLAN interface
    • Configuration procedure
    • Configuration example
      • Network requirements
      • Configuration procedure
      • Verifying the configuration
  • Configuring port-based VLANs
    • Introduction to port-based VLAN
      • Port link type
      • PVID
      • Frame handling on a port
    • Assigning an access port to a VLAN
    • Assigning a trunk port to a VLAN
      • Configuration restrictions and guidelines
      • Configuration procedure
    • Assigning a hybrid port to a VLAN
      • Configuration restrictions and guidelines
      • Configuration procedure
    • Configuration example
      • Network requirements
      • Configuration procedure
      • Verifying the configuration
  • Configuring MAC-based VLANs
    • Introduction to MAC-based VLAN
      • Static MAC-based VLAN assignment
      • Dynamic MAC-based VLAN assignment
    • Configuration restrictions and guidelines
    • Configuration procedure
      • Configuring static MAC-based VLAN assignment
      • Configuring dynamic MAC-based VLAN assignment
    • Configuration example
      • Network requirements
      • Configuration considerations
      • Configuration procedure
      • Verifying the configuration
      • Configuration guidelines
  • Configuring protocol-based VLANs
    • Configuration procedure
  • Configuring IP subnet-based VLANs
    • Configuration procedure
    • Configuration example
      • Network requirements
      • Configuration considerations
      • Configuration procedure
      • Verifying the configuration
      • Configuration guidelines
  • Displaying and maintaining VLANs
• Configuring super VLANs
  • Configuration procedure
    • Configuring sub-VLANs
    • Configuring a super VLAN
    • Configuring a VLAN interface for the super VLAN
  • Displaying and maintaining super VLANs
  • Super VLAN configuration example
    • Network requirements
    • Configuration procedure
    • Verifying the configuration
• Configuring isolate-user-VLANs
  • Configuration restrictions and guidelines
  • Configuration procedure
  • Displaying and maintaining isolate-user-VLANs
  • Isolate-user-VLAN configuration example
    • Network requirements
    • Configuration procedure
    • Verifying the configuration
  • Configuration example for configuring the uplink port to permit multiple isolate-user-VLANs
    • Network requirements
    • Configuration procedure
    • Verifying the configuration
• Configuring voice VLANs
  • Overview
    • OUI addresses
    • Voice VLAN assignment modes
    • Security mode and normal mode of voice VLANs
  • Configuration prerequisites
  • Configuration restrictions and guidelines
  • Configuring QoS priority settings for voice traffic on an interface
    • Configuration restrictions and guidelines
    • Configuration procedure
  • Configuring a port to operate in automatic voice VLAN assignment mode
  • Configuring a port to operate in manual voice VLAN assignment mode
  • Displaying and maintaining voice VLANs
  • Voice VLAN configuration examples
    • Automatic voice VLAN assignment mode configuration example
      • Network requirements
      • Configuration procedure
      • Verifying the configuration
    • Manual voice VLAN assignment mode configuration example
      • Network requirements
      • Configuration procedure
      • Verifying the configuration
• Configuring GVRP
  • Overview
    • GARP
      • How GARP works
      • GARP message types
      • GARP timers
      • GARP PDU format
    • GVRP
      • Introduction to GVRP
      • GVRP registration modes
    • Protocols and standards
  • GVRP configuration task list
  • Configuring GVRP functions
    • Configuration restrictions and guidelines
    • Configuration procedure
  • Configuring the GARP timers
  • Displaying and maintaining GVRP
  • GVRP configuration examples
    • GVRP normal registration mode configuration example
      • Network requirements
      • Configuration procedure
      • Verifying the configuration
    • GVRP fixed registration mode configuration example
      • Network requirements
      • Configuration procedure
      • Verifying the configuration
    • GVRP forbidden registration mode configuration example
      • Network requirements
      • Configuration procedure
      • Verifying the configuration
• Configuring LLDP
  • Overview
    • Basic concepts
      • LLDPDU formats
      • LLDPDUs
      • TLVs
      • LLDP-MED TLVs
      • Management address
    • Working mechanism
      • LLDP operating modes
      • Transmitting LLDPDUs
      • Receiving LLDPDUs
    • Protocols and standards
  • LLDP configuration task list
  • Performing basic LLDP configuration
    • Enabling LLDP
    • Setting the LLDP operating mode
    • Setting the LLDP re-initialization delay
    • Enabling LLDP polling
    • Configuring the advertisable TLVs
    • Configuring the management address and its encoding format
    • Setting other LLDP parameters
      • Configuration restrictions and guidelines
      • Configuration procedure
    • Setting an encapsulation format for LLDPDUs
  • Configuring CDP compatibility
    • Configuration prerequisites
    • Configuring CDP compatibility
  • Enabling LLDP to automatically discover IP phones
    • Configuration prerequisites
    • Configuration procedure
  • Configuring LLDP trapping
  • Displaying and maintaining LLDP
  • LLDP configuration examples
    • Basic LLDP configuration example
      • Network requirements
      • Configuration procedure
      • Verifying the configuration
    • CDP-compatible LLDP configuration example
      • Network requirements
      • Configuration procedure
      • Verifying the configuration
• Configuring service loopback groups
  • Overview
    • Service types of service loopback groups
    • States of service loopback ports
  • Configuration procedure
  • Displaying and maintaining service loopback groups
  • Service loopback group configuration example
    • Network requirements
    • Configuration procedure
• Configuring MVRP
  • Overview
    • MRP
      • MRP implementation
      • MRP messages
      • MRP timers
    • MVRP registration modes
    • Protocols and standards
  • MVRP configuration task list
  • Configuration prerequisites
  • Enabling MVRP
    • Configuration restrictions and guidelines
    • Configuration procedure
  • Configuring the MVRP registration mode
  • Configuring MRP timers
  • Enabling GVRP compatibility
  • Displaying and maintaining MVRP
  • Configuration example for MVRP in normal registration mode
    • Network requirements
    • Configuration procedure
      • Configuring Device A
      • Configuring Device B
      • Configuring Device C
      • Configuring Device D
      • Verifying the configuration
• Index