Chapter 2: Spanning Tree Flashcards
List the 802.1D port states
Disabled Blocking Listening Learning Forwarding Broken
Identify the CST port state:
-The port is shutdown.
Disabled
Identify the CST port state:
- Port is enabled but not forwarding traffic.
- Can only receive BPDU from other switches.
Blocking
Identify the CST port state:
- Port has transitioned from a blocking state and can now send or receive BPDUs.
- Port is capable of becoming root port.
- 15 seconds.
Listening
Identify the CST port state:
- Port can modify MAC address table with any traffic it receives.
- Does not forward traffic except BPDUs.
- 15 seconds
Learning
Identify the CST port state:
- Port can forward all network traffic and update MAC address table.
- This is the final port state.
Forwarding
Identify the CST port state:
- A configuration or an operational problem on a port that can have major effects has been detected.
- The port discards packets as long as the problem continues to exist.
Broken
By default, how long does 802.1D take for a port to transition through all the port states?
30 seconds
List the 802.1D port types
Root port
Designated port
Blocking port
Original STP from IEEE.
Ensures loop-free topology for one vlan.
802.1D
Root of the spanning-tree from which all path calculations are directed towards.
Lowest BID
Root bridge
What is a BPDU?
Bridge Protocol Data Unit
What destination MAC does a BPDU use?
Multicast 01:80:c2:00:00:00
What does the configuration BPDU identify?
Root bridge
Root ports
Designated ports
Blocking ports
When is a Topology Change Notifcation (TCN) BPDU sent?
When a link status changes.
Combined cost for a specific path toward the root switch.
Root path cost
4-bit value that identifies the preference for a switch to be root bridge.
System priority (Bridge priority)
What is the default system priority?
32768
What is the system ID extension?
12-bit value.
Indicates the VLAN that the BPDU correlates to.
What combines to form the root bridge identifier?
Root bridge system MAC
System ID extension
System priority of the root bridge
What combine to form the local bridge identifier?
Local switch’s MAC address
System ID extension
System priority of root bridge
The maximum length of time that passes before a bridge port saves its BPDU information.
Max age
Max age default value
20 seconds
What three timers does STP use to make sure that a network converges properly before a bridging loop occurs?
Hello timer
Forward delay
Max age
What are the 2 spanning-tree cost modes?
Short mode
Long mode
STP Port Costs: 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1 Gbps 10 Gbps
SM / LM 10 Mbps = 100 / 2,000,000 100 Mbps = 19 / 200,000 1 Gbps = 4 / 20,000 10 Gbps = 2 / 2,000