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CrossFire 8600/8605 Token-Ring Switches v. 1.2, P/N: 710001641 Switch Configuration
SNMP Configuration Menu
The next menu item in the
Configuration
menu is
SNMP Configuration..
.
This item opens a menu that is explained in Chapter 8, “Monitoring the Network
with SNMP”.
The next section describes the STP and the STP menus that you can access from the
Configuration menu.
Spanning Tree Protocol
The spanning tree protocol (STP) is a bridge-to-bridge link management protocol
that provides path redundancy while preventing undesirable loops. To provide path
redundancy, spanning tree protocol defines a tree that spans all switches and
bridges in the extended network. If one of the network segments in the tree becomes
inaccessible, STP reconfigures itself to reestablish the links. To prevent loops, STP
selects just one switch port as the designated path to the root, assigning it the
Forwarding, or active state. It assigns all other ports the blocking, or standby, state.
A port in the blocking state does not forward any transmitted frames in any
direction.
➽ Note:
In the VLAN STP configuration menu, for the selection of port priority/port
path cost, select only the ports which are part of the current VLAN. Do not
configure ports in other VLANs.
The path cost indicates the relative speed of the segment: The higher the speed of
the segment, the lower the path cost. Switches and bridges in the network attempt
to determine the path to the route with the lowest path cost. IEEE 802.1D
recommends that you assign path costs using the following formula:
Path cost = 1000 / LAN speed in Mbps
If two ports to the root have the same path cost, the STP device selects the one with
the highest priority (lowest value), an arbitrary value that you assign. To block
traffic on a particular segment, assign it low port priority (high value)
If more ports have the same priority value assigned, the lowest port number will be
selected.