Compaq Interconnect Switch Switch User Manual


 
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D-6 Compaq ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide
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Receives BPDUs and directs them to the system processor.
Receives and responds to network management messages.
Figure D-4: Forwarding state
Disabled State
A port in the disabled state does not participate in frame forwarding or STP. A port in the
disabled state is virtually nonoperational.
A disabled port:
Discards packets received from the network segment to which it is attached.
Discards packets sent from another port on the switch for forwarding.