Brocade Multi-Service IronWare Switching Configuration Guide (Supporting R05.6.00) User Manual
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About IEEE 802.1ad
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Below, Sx is a simple bridge without STP.
FIGURE 28
Physical network
NOTE
It is critical for L2PF to disable STP on the client CVLAN to operate in that CVLAN.
STP wins over L2PF when both are enabled on a given client CVLAN.
displays the Port
configuration for IEEE 802.1ah and IEEE 802.1ad.
NOTE
The behavior of L2PF is independent on whether the STP in the provider SVLAN is enabled or not.
TABLE 41
Port Configuration
Description
L2PF
STPF
CVLAN BPDU flooded
inside CVLAN just like
any multicast
frame (but not flooded to
SVLAN)
Disabled
Disabled
CVLAN BPDU terminated
and processed in client
CVLAN
Disabled
Enabled
CVLAN BPDU tunneled to
provider SVLAN, and
flooded in
provider SVLAN
Enabled
Disabled
CVLAN BPDU terminated
and processed in client
CVLAN
Enabled
Enabled