MSTP Workflow

To configure MSTP perform the following:

  1. Set the STP Operation Mode to MSTP as described in the Configuring STP Status and Global Settings section.
  2. 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.
  3. Associate these MTP instances to VLAN(s), deciding which MSTP instance will be active in what VLAN.
  4. Configure the MSTP attributes by: