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Spanning-Tree Operation

802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)

Within a region, traffic routed between VLANs in separate instances can take

only one physical path. To ensure that traffic in all VLANs within a region can

travel between regions, all of the boundary ports for each region should belong

to all VLANs configured in the region. Otherwise, traffic from some areas

within a region could be blocked from moving to other regions.

All MSTP switches (as well as STP and RSTP switches) in a network use

BPDUs (Bridge Protocol Data Units) to exchange information from which to

build multiple, active topologies in the individual instances within a region

and between regions. From this information:

■ The MSTP switches in each LAN segment determine a designated bridge

and designated port or trunk for the segment.

■ The MSTP switches belonging to a particular instance determine the root

bridge and root port or trunk for the instance.

■ For the IST instance within a region, the MSTP switches linking that

region to other regions (or to STP or RSTP switches) determine the IST

root bridge and IST root port or trunk for the region. (For any Multiple

Spanning-Tree instance—MSTI—in a region, the regional root may be a

different switch that is not necessarily connected to another region.)

■ The MSTP switches block redundant links within each LAN segment,

across all instances, and between regions, to prevent any traffic loops.

As a result, each individual instance (spanning tree) within a region deter-

mines its regional root bridge, designated bridges, and designated ports or

trunks.

Regions, Legacy STP and RSTP Switches, and the Common

Spanning Tree (CST)

The IST instance and any MST instances in a region exist only within that

region. Where a link crosses a boundary between regions (or between a region

and a legacy STP or RSTP switch), traffic is forwarded or blocked as deter-

mined by the Common Spanning Tree (CST). The CST ensures that there is

only one active path between any two regions, or between a region and a

switch running STP and RSTP. (Refer to figure 5-25 on page 47.)

MSTP Operation with 802.1Q VLANs

As indicated in the preceding sections, within a given MST instance, a single

spanning tree is configured for all VLANs included in that instance. This means

that if redundant physical links exist in separate VLANs within the same

instance, MSTP blocks all but one of those links. However, you can prevent

the bandwidth loss caused by blocked redundant links for different VLANs in

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