3com 8807 Reference Guide

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MSTP Configuration Commands
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stp edged-port
Syntax
stp edged-port { enable | disable }
undo stp edged-port
View
Ethernet port view
Parameter
enable: Configures the current port as an edge port.
disable: Configures the current port as a non-edge port.
Description
Use the stp edged-port enable command to configure the current Ethernet port 
as an edge port.
Use the stp edged-port disable command to configure the current Ethernet port 
as a non-edge port.
Use the undo stp edged-port command to restore the default state, i.e., 
non-edge port.
By default, all the switch ports are configured as non-edge ports.
If the current Ethernet port is connected to other switch, you can use the stp 
edged-port disable or no stp edged-port command to configure it as a non-edge 
port. The stp edged-port enable command is used for configuring the port as an 
edge port.
A port is considered as an edge port when it is directly connected to the user 
terminal, instead of any other switches or shared network segments. The edge 
port will not cause loop upon network topology changes. Accordingly, you can 
configure a port as an edge port, so that it can transit to forwarding state fast. For 
this purpose, configure the Ethernet port directly connected to the user terminal 
as an edge port.
Because the edge port is not connected to any other switches, it will not receive 
the configuration BPDUs from them.
CAUTION: If the STP function has been enabled on the downstream equipment of 
the switch, do not configure edge port on the equipment. Otherwise the system 
will fail to delete the MAC address table entries and ARP address table entries on 
the port.
Related command: stp interface edged-port.
Example
# Configure Ethernet 2/1/1 as a non-edge port.
<SW8800>system-view
 
System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z.
 
[SW8800] interface Ethernet 2/1/1
 
[3Com-Ethernet2/1/1] stp edged-port disable