MSTP Workflow
To configure MSTP perform the following:
- Set the STP Operation Mode to MSTP as described in the Configuring STP Status and Global Settings section.
- Define MTP Instances. Each MST instance calculates and builds a loop free topology to bridge packets from the VLANs that map to the instance. Refer to the Mapping VLANs to a MST Instance section.
- Associate these MTP instances to VLAN(s), deciding which MSTP instance will be active in what VLAN.
- Configure the MSTP attributes by: