Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide, NX-OS 4.0(1a)N1 (OL-16597-01, January 2009)

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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 8 Configuring Rapid PVST+
Information About Rapid PVST+
The unique switch identifier Media Access Control (MAC) address of the switch that is associated
with each switch
The path cost to the root that is associated with each interface
The port identifier that is associated with each interface
In a switched network, the root switch is the logical center of the spanning tree topology. STP uses
BPDUs to elect the root switch and root port for the switched network, as well as the root port and
designated port for each switched segment.
Understanding the Bridge ID
Each VLAN on each switch has a unique 64-bit bridge ID consisting of a bridge priority value, an
extended system ID (IEEE 802.1t), and an STP MAC address allocation.
This section contains the following topics:
Bridge Priority Value, page 8-3
Extended System ID, page 8-3
STP MAC Address Allocation, page 8-4
Bridge Priority Value
The bridge priority is a 4-bit value when the extended system ID is enabled (see “Configuring the Rapid
PVST+ Bridge Priority of a VLAN” section on page 8-22).
Note In Cisco NX-OS, the extended system ID is always enabled; you cannot be disable the extended system
ID.
Extended System ID
A 12-bit extended system ID field is part of the bridge ID (see Figure 8-1).
Figure 8-1 Bridge ID with Extended System ID
The switches always use the 12-bit extended system ID.
Combined with the bridge ID, the system ID extension functions as the unique identifier for a VLAN
(see Table 8-1).
Bridge Priority
4 bits
System ID Ext.
12 bits
Bridge ID Priority
MAC Address
6 bytes
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Table 8-1 Bridge Priority Value and Extended System ID with the Extended System ID Enabled
Bridge Priority Value Extended System ID (Set Equal to the VLAN ID)
Bit 16 Bit 15 Bit 14 Bit 13 Bit 12 Bit 11 Bit 10 Bit 9 Bit 8 Bit 7 Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1
32768 16384 8192 4096 2048 1024 512 256 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1