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Chapter 8 Configuring Spanning Tree Understanding PVST+ and MISTP Modes Disabled State A port in the disabled state does not participate in frame forwarding or STP, as shown in Figure 8-7. A port in the disabled state is virtually nonoperational. Figure 8-7 Port 2 in Disabled State All segment frames Forwarding Station addresses Port 1 BPDUs Network management and data frames Filtering database System module Frame forwarding Data frames Port 2 Network management frames S5696 Disabled All segment frames A disabled port performs as follows: • Discards frames received from the attached segment. • Discards frames switched from another port for forwarding. • Does not incorporate station location into its address database. (There is no learning, so there is no address database update.) • Receives BPDUs but does not direct them to the system module. • Does not receive BPDUs for transmission from the system module. • Receives and responds to network management messages. Understanding PVST+ and MISTP Modes Catalyst 6000 family switches provide two proprietary spanning tree modes based on the IEEE 802.1D standard and one mode that is a combination of the two modes: • Per VLAN Spanning Tree (PVST+) • Multi-Instance Spanning Tree Protocol (MISTP) • MISTP-PVST+ (combination mode) 78-13315-02 Catalyst 6000 Family Software Configuration Guide-Releases 6.3 and 6.4 8-11