Cisco WS-C2955T-12 User Manual

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Chapter8 Configuring VLANs
Load Sharing Using STP
Load Sharing Using STP Path Cost
You can configure parallel trunks to share VLAN traffic by setting different path costs on a trunk and
associating the path costs with different sets of VLANs. The VLANs keep the traffic separate; because
no loops exist, STP does not disable the ports; and redundancy is maintained in the event of a lost link.
In Figure 8-6, trunk ports 1 and 2 are 100BASE-T ports. The path costs for the VLANs are assigned as
follows:
• VLANs 2 through 4 are assigned a path cost of 30 on trunk port 1.
• VLANs 8 through 10 retain the default 100BASE-T path cost on trunk port 1 of 19.
• VLANs 8 through 10 are assigned a path cost of 30 on trunk port 2.
• VLANs 2 through 4 retain the default 100BASE-T path cost on trunk port 2 of 19.
Figure 8-6 Load-Sharing Trunks with Traffic Distributed by Path Cost
Step 16
interface fa0/1 Enter interface configuration mode, and define the interface to set the STP
port priority.
Step 17
spanning-tree vlan 8 9 10
port-priority 10
Assign the port priority of 10 for VLANs 8, 9, and 10.
Step 18
end Return to global configuration mode.
Step 19
interface fa0/2 Enter interface configuration mode, and define the interface to set the STP
port priority.
Step 20
spanning-tree vlan 3 4 5 6 port
priority 10
Assign the port priority of 10 for VLANs 3, 4, 5, and 6.
Step 21
exit Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 22
show running-config Verify your entries.
Command Purpose
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Switch 1
Switch 2
Trunk port 1
VLANs 2 – 4 (path cost 30)
VLANs 8 – 10 (path cost 19)
Trunk port 2
VLANs 8 – 10 (path cost 30)
VLANs 2 – 4 (path cost 19)

Cisco WS-C2955T-12 Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	WS-C2955T-12
Category	Switch
Language	English