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Defining STP Global Settings
The
Spanning Tree Global Settings
page contains parameters for enabling STP on the device. To
open the
Spanning Tree Global Settings
page, click
Switch
→
Spanning Tree
→
Global Settings
in
the tree view.
Figure 7-22. Spanning Tree Global Settings
The
Spanning Tree Global Settings
page contains the following fields:
Spanning Tree State
— Enables or disables STP, Rapid STP, or MSTP on the device.
STP Operation Mode
— Indicates the STP mode by which STP is enabled on the device. The
possible field values are:
Classic STP
— Enables Classic STP on the device. This is the default value.
Rapid STP
— Enables Rapid STP on the device.
Multiple STP
— Enables Multiple STP on the device.
BPDU Handling
— Determines how BPDU packets are managed when STP is disabled on the
port/ device. BPDUs are used to transmit spanning tree information. The possible field values are:
Filtering
— Filters BPDU packets when spanning tree is disabled on an interface. This is the
default value.
Flooding
— Floods BPDU packets when spanning tree is disabled on an interface.