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MSTP & VSTP

TECH ACADEMY – DAY SIX – JOSE QUIROS

Non-Juniper
MSTP provides extensions to
RSTP.

MULTIPLE
SPANNING Allows to create multiple
spanning tree instances (MSTIs)
TREE in order to balance traffic flows
over all available links.
PROTOCOL
Originally defined in the IEEE
802.1S draft and later
incorporated in IEEE 802.1Q-
2003 specification.

Non-Juniper
Multiple Spanning Tree Region

• Group of switches with some properties in common:


• Same region name
• Same revision level
• Same MSTI-to-VLAN mapping

• You can configure a maximum of 64 MSTIs per MST Region

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So, How does MSTP use Instances?

Non-Juniper
How does MSTP use
instances?

Non-Juniper
How does MSTP use
instances?

Non-Juniper
How does MSTP use
instances?

Non-Juniper
How does MSTP use
instances?

Non-Juniper
How does MSTP use
instances?

Non-Juniper
Instances are clearly
defined now!

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Common Spanning Tree
(CST)

• MSTP remains backwards


compatible with STP and RSTP
through CST.
• CST allows you to interconnect
multiple MST Regions or to connect
an MST Region with an standalone
switch running RSTP

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CST Overview

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CST Overview

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CST Overview

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• [Edit protocols mstp]
user@switch1# show
Configuration-name test >>>>>>>>> user defined configuration name
revision-level 1; >>>>>>>>> Must match on participating switches
msti 1 {
bridge-priority 4k;
vlan 10-20; >>>>>>>>>>>>>vlan mapping must match
msti 2 {
bridge-priority 8k;
vlan 30-40; >>>>>>>>>>>>>vlan mapping must match

Configuring
MSTP
Non-Juniper
• [Edit protocols mstp]
user@switch2# show
Configuration-name test >>>>>>>>> user defined configuration name
revision-level 1; >>>>>>>>> Must match on participating switches
msti 1 {
bridge-priority 8k;
vlan 10-20; >>>>>>>>>>>>>vlan mapping must match
msti 2 {
bridge-priority 4k;
vlan 30-40; >>>>>>>>>>>>>vlan mapping must match

Configuring
MSTP
Non-Juniper
CONFIGURATION REVIEW

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Multiple Spanning Tree
Protocol works with most
VLANs.

Benefits of MSTP supports multiple


instances on a single physical
using MSTP interface.

On MX and ACX routers, you


can configure RSTP, MSTP, and
VSTP instance interfaces as
edge ports.

Non-Juniper
VLAN
SPANNING
TREE
PROTOCOL
Non-Juniper
VSTP

Maintains a separate spanning tree instance for each VLAN


allowing load balancing of Layer 2 traffic

Juniper’s property protocol compatible with similar protocols


from other vendors including PVST+ and Rapid PVST+

Non-Juniper
• You can configure VSTP at the global level:
• For all interfaces on the switch
• For all interfaces within all VLANs
• For all interfaces within a specified
VLAN
Where Can I
Configure
VSTP?
Non-Juniper
• When using VSTP on EX Series switches, you can selectively configure up to 253 VLANs which map to distinct spanning
tree topologies.
• You can enable RSTP for all VLANs not participating in VSTP. VSTP and RSTP are the only spanning-tree protocols that
can be configured concurrently on an EX Series switch. Any other combination will result in a commit error as shown
below:
• [edit protocols]
• user@switch# commit
• [edit protocols]
• 'mstp'
• Another xSTP protocol is enabled
• error: Another xSTP protocol is enabled
• error: configuration check-out failed
Configuration
compatibilities

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VSTP advantages

• VSTP has the following benefits:


• Connects devices that are not part of the network
• Compatible with Cisco PVST+
• VSTP and RSTP are the only spanning-tree protocols that can be
configured concurrently on a device.

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Only supports 253 vlans.
Remaining vlans must run
RSTP.

VSTP As you add VLANS, more


CPU resources are
disadvantages consumed.

A separate BPDU is sent out


for each configured vlan.

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MSTP and VSTP

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