BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide
6 Contents BMD00220, October 2010
Part 3: Switch Basics 85
Chapter 6: VLANs 87
VLANs Overview
88
VLANs and Port VLAN ID Numbers
88
VLAN Numbers
88
PVID Numbers
89
VLAN Tagging
90
VLAN Topologies and Design Considerations
94
VLAN Configuration Rules
94
Multiple VLANs with Tagging Adapters
95
VLAN Configuration Example
97
Private VLANs
98
Private VLAN Ports
98
Configuration Guidelines
99
Configuration Example
99
Chapter 7: Ports and Trunking
101
Trunking Overview
102
Before You Configure Static Trunks
103
Trunk Group Configuration Rules
104
Port Trunking Example
104
Configurable Trunk Hash Algorithm
106
Link Aggregation Control Protocol
107
Chapter 8: Spanning Tree Protocols
109
Spanning Tree Protocol Modes
109
Global STP Control
110
STP/PVST+ Mode
111
Port States
111
Bridge Protocol Data Units
112
Bridge Protocol Data Units Overview
112
Determining the Path for Forwarding BPDUs
112
Fast Uplink Convergence
113
Port Fast Forwarding
114
Simple STP Configuration
115