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Layer 2 Networking
Introduction to the Media Access Control (MAC) Layer 2 Sublayer Overview of Layer 2 Networking Understanding Layer 2 Broadcasting Understanding Unicast Understanding the Unified Forwarding Table

Layer 2 Networking

Introduction to the Media Access Control (MAC) Layer 2 Sublayer

Overview of Layer 2 Networking

Understanding Layer 2 Broadcasting

Understanding Unicast

Understanding the Unified Forwarding Table

Understanding Q-in-Q Tunneling (ELS CLI Only)
Understanding Q-in-Q Tunneling

Proxy ARP
Understanding Proxy ARP

Spanning Trees
Overview of Spanning-Tree Protocols Understanding MSTP Understanding RSTP Understanding VSTP Understanding BPDU Protection for STP, RSTP, and MSTP Understanding Loop Protection for STP, RSTP, VSTP, and MSTP Understanding Root Protection for STP, RSTP, VSTP, and MSTP

Spanning Trees

Overview of Spanning-Tree Protocols

Understanding MSTP

Understanding RSTP

Understanding VSTP

Understanding BPDU Protection for STP, RSTP, and MSTP

Understanding Loop Protection for STP, RSTP, VSTP, and MSTP

Understanding Root Protection for STP, RSTP, VSTP, and MSTP

Bridging and VLAN Configuration Examples
Example: Configuring Routing Between VLANs on One Switch Example: Setting Up Basic Bridging and a VLAN on the QFX Series

Bridging and VLAN Configuration Examples

Example: Configuring Routing Between VLANs on One Switch

Example: Setting Up Basic Bridging and a VLAN on the QFX Series

Bridging and VLAN Configuration Examples (ELS CLI Only)
Example: Setting Up Bridging with Multiple VLANs

STP Configuration Examples
Example: Configuring Faster Convergence and Improving Network Stability with RSTP Example: Configuring Network Regions for VLANs with MSTP Example: Connecting an Access Switch to a Distribution Switch Example: Configuring BPDU Protection on STP Interfaces to Prevent STP Miscalculations Example: Configuring Loop Protection to Prevent Interfaces from Transitioning from Blocking to Forwarding in a Spanning Tree Example: Configuring Root Protection to Enforce Root Bridge Placement in Spanning Trees

STP Configuration Examples

Example: Configuring Faster Convergence and Improving Network Stability with RSTP

Example: Configuring Network Regions for VLANs with MSTP

Example: Connecting an Access Switch to a Distribution Switch

Example: Configuring BPDU Protection on STP Interfaces to Prevent STP Miscalculations

Example: Configuring Loop Protection to Prevent Interfaces from Transitioning from Blocking to Forwarding in a Spanning Tree

Example: Configuring Root Protection to Enforce Root Bridge Placement in Spanning Trees

Bridging and VLAN Configuration Tasks
Configuring Static ARP Entries

Bridging and VLAN Configuration Tasks (ELS CLI Only)
Adding a Static MAC Address Entry to the Ethernet Switching Table (CLI Procedure) Configuring MAC Limiting (CLI Procedure) Configuring MAC Table Aging Configuring Routed VLAN Interfaces Configuring the Native VLAN Identifier (CLI Procedure) Configuring VLANs Creating a Series of Tagged VLANs Disabling MAC Learning

Bridging and VLAN Configuration Tasks (ELS CLI Only)

Adding a Static MAC Address Entry to the Ethernet Switching Table (CLI Procedure)

Configuring MAC Limiting (CLI Procedure)

Configuring MAC Table Aging

Configuring Routed VLAN Interfaces

Configuring the Native VLAN Identifier (CLI Procedure)

Configuring VLANs

Creating a Series of Tagged VLANs

Disabling MAC Learning

Q-in-Q Tunneling Configuration Tasks (ELS CLI Only)
Configuring Q-in-Q Tunneling Configuring All-in-One Bundling Configuring Many-to-Many Bundling Configuring a Specific Interface Mapping with VLAN ID Translation Option

Q-in-Q Tunneling Configuration Tasks (ELS CLI Only)

Configuring Q-in-Q Tunneling

Configuring All-in-One Bundling

Configuring Many-to-Many Bundling

Configuring a Specific Interface Mapping with VLAN ID Translation Option

Unified Forwarding Table Configuration Task
Configuring the Unified Forwarding Table

Forwarding Mode Configuration Task
Configuring the Forwarding Mode

Proxy ARP Configuration Task (ELS CLI Only)
Configuring Proxy ARP (CLI Procedure)

STP Configuration Tasks
Configuring STP Unblocking an Interface That Receives BPDUs in Error

STP Configuration Tasks

Configuring STP

Unblocking an Interface That Receives BPDUs in Error

STP Configuration Tasks (ELS CLI Only)
Configuring VLAN Spanning-Tree Protocol

Unified Forwarding Table Configuration Statements
forwarding-options (chassis) num-65-127-prefix prefix-65-127-disable

Unified Forwarding Table Configuration Statements

forwarding-options (chassis)

num-65-127-prefix

prefix-65-127-disable

Protocols Configuration Statement
protocols

STP Configuration Statements
alarm (STP) block bpdu-block bpdu-block-on-edge bpdu-timeout-action bridge-priority configuration-name (MSTP) cost (STP) disable (STP) disable-timeout (BPDU) edge forward-delay force-version hello-time interface interface (BPDU) interface (STP) max-age max-hops mode msti mstp no-root-port priority revision-level rstp stp traceoptions (STP) vlan (STP) vstp

STP Configuration Statements

configuration-name (MSTP)

cost (STP)

disable (STP)

disable-timeout (BPDU)

edge