CCNAv5 - S3: Chapter2 Lan Redundancy

© 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 1
Chapter 2: LAN
Redundancy
Scaling Networks

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Chapter 2
2.0 Introduction
2.1 Spanning Tree Concepts
2.2 Varieties of Spanning Tree Protocols
2.3 Spanning Tree Configuration
2.4 First-Hop Redundancy Protocols
2.5 Summary

Chapter 2: Objectives
 Describe the issues with implementing a redundant network.
 Describe IEEE 802.1D STP operation.
 Describe the different spanning tree varieties.
 Describe PVST+ operation in a switched LAN environment.
 Describe Rapid PVST+ operation in a switched LAN environment.
 Configure PVST+ in a switched LAN environment.
 Configure Rapid PVST+ in a switched LAN environment.
 Identify common STP configuration issues.
 Describe the purpose and operation of first hop redundancy protocols.
 Describe the different varieties of first hop redundancy protocols.
 Use Cisco IOS commands to verify HSRP and GLBP
implementations.

2.1 Spanning Tree
Concepts

Purpose of Spanning Tree
Redundancy at OSI Layers 1 and 2
Multiple cabled paths between switches:
 Provide physical redundancy in a switched network.
 Improves the reliability and availability of the network.
 Enables users to access network resources, despite path
disruption.

Issues with Layer 1 Redundancy:
MAC Database Instability
 Ethernet frames do not have a time to live (TTL) attribute.
• Frames continue to propagate between switches endlessly, or
until a link is disrupted and breaks the loop.
• Results in MAC database instability.
• Can occur due to broadcast frames forwarding.
 If there is more than one path for the frame to be forwarded out, an
endless loop can result.
• When a loop occurs, it is possible for the MAC address table
on a switch to constantly change with the updates from the
broadcast frames, resulting in MAC database instability.

Broadcast Storms
 A broadcast storm occurs when there are so many broadcast
frames caught in a Layer 2 loop that all available bandwidth is
consumed. It is also known as denial of service
 A broadcast storm is inevitable on a looped network.
• As more devices send broadcasts over the network, more
traffic is caught within the loop; thus consuming more
resources.
• This eventually creates a broadcast storm that causes the
network to fail.

Broadcast Storms

Duplicate Unicast Frames
 Unicast frames sent onto a looped network can result in duplicate
frames arriving at the destination device.
 Most upper layer protocols are not designed to recognize, or cope
with, duplicate transmissions.
 Layer 2 LAN protocols, such as Ethernet, lack a mechanism to
recognize and eliminate endlessly looping frames.

Duplicate Unicast Frames

STP Operation
Spanning Tree Algorithm: Introduction
 STP ensures that there is only one logical path between all
destinations on the network by intentionally blocking redundant
paths that could cause a loop.
 A port is considered blocked when user data is prevented from
entering or leaving that port. This does not include bridge protocol
data unit (BPDU) frames that are used by STP to prevent loops.
 The physical paths still exist to provide redundancy, but these
paths are disabled to prevent the loops from occurring.
 If the path is ever needed to compensate for a network cable or
switch failure, STP recalculates the paths and unblocks the
necessary ports to allow the redundant path to become active.

STP Operation

STP Operation
Spanning Tree Algorithm: Port Roles

STP Operation
Spanning Tree Algorithm: Root Bridge

STP Operation
Spanning Tree Algorithm: Path Cost

STP Operation
802.1D BPDU Frame Format

STP Operation
BPDU Propagation and Process

STP Operation
Extended System ID
STP was enhanced to include support for VLANs, requiring the
VLAN ID to be included in the BPDU frame through the use of the
extended system ID

STP Operation
Extended System ID
In the example, the priority of all the switches is 32769. The value is
based on the 32768 default priority and the VLAN 1 assignment
associated with each switch (32768+1).

2.2 Varieties of Spanning
Tree Protocols

Overview
List of Spanning Tree Protocols
 STP or IEEE 802.1D-1998
 PVST+
 IEEE 802.1D-2004
 Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) or IEEE 802.1w
 Rapid PVST+
 Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) or IEEE 802.1s

STP Overview
Characteristics of the Spanning Tree
Protocols

PVST+
Overview of PVST+
Networks running PVST+ have these characteristics:
 A network can run an independent IEEE 802.1D STP instance for
each VLAN in the network.
 Optimum load balancing can result.
 One spanning-tree instance for each VLAN maintained can mean
a considerable waste of CPU cycles for all the switches in the
network. In addition to the bandwidth that is used for each instance
to send its own BPDU.

PVST+
Overview of PVST+

PVST+
Port States and PVST+ Operation
STP introduces the five port states:

PVST+
Extended System ID and PVST+
Operation
 In a PVST+ environment, the extended switch ID ensures each
switch has a unique BID for each VLAN.
 For example, the VLAN 2 default BID would be 32770; priority
32768, plus the extended system ID of 2.

Rapid PVST+
Overview of Rapid PVST+
 RSTP is the preferred protocol for preventing Layer 2 loops in a
switched network environment.
 With Rapid PVST+, an independent instance of RSTP runs for
each VLAN.
 RSTP supports a new port type: an alternate port in discarding
state.
 There are no blocking ports. RSTP defines port states as
discarding, learning, or forwarding.
 RSTP (802.1w) supersedes STP (802.1D) while retaining backward
compatibility
 RSTP keeps the same BPDU format as IEEE 802.1D, except that
the version field is set to 2 to indicate RSTP, and the flags field
uses all 8 bits.

Rapid PVST+
Overview of Rapid PVST+

Rapid PVST+
RSTP BPDU

Rapid PVST+
Edge Ports

Rapid PVST+
Link Types
The link type can determine whether the port can immediately
transition to forwarding state. Edge port connections and point-to-
point connections are candidates for rapid transition to forwarding
state.

2.3 Spanning Tree
Configuration

PVST+ Configuration
Catalyst 2960 Default Configuration

PVST+ Configuration
Configuring and Verifying the Bridge ID

PVST+ Configuration
PortFast and BPDU Guard
 When a switch port is
configured with PortFast
that port transitions from
blocking to forwarding
state immediately.
 BPDU guard puts the port
in an error-disabled state
on receipt of a BPDU.

PVST+ Configuration
PVST+ Load Balancing

PVST+ Configuration
 Another method to specify the root bridge is to set the spanning
tree priority on each switch to the lowest value so that the switch is
selected as the primary bridge for its associated VLAN.

PVST+ Configuration
 Display and verify spanning tree configuration details.

PVST+ Configuration

Rapid PVST+ Configuration
Spanning Tree Mode
Rapid PVST+ is the Cisco
implementation of RSTP. It
supports RSTP on a per-
VLAN basis.

STP Configuration Issues
Analyzing the STP Topology

Expected Topology versus Actual Topology

Overview of Spanning Tree Status

Spanning-Tree Failure Consequences
 STP erroneously moves
one or more ports into the
forwarding state.
 Any frame that is flooded
by a switch enters the
loop.

Repairing a Spanning Tree Problem
 One way to correct spanning-tree failure is to manually remove
redundant links in the switched network, either physically or
through configuration, until all loops are eliminated from the
topology.
 Before restoring the redundant links, determine and correct the
cause of the spanning-tree failure.
 Carefully monitor the network to ensure that the problem is fixed.

2.4 First-Hop Redundancy
Protocols

Concept of First-Hop Redundancy Protocols
Default Gateway Limitations
 If the default gateway
cannot be reached, the
local device is unable
to send packets off the
local network segment.
 Even if a redundant
router exists that could
serve as a default
gateway for that
segment, there is no
dynamic method by
which these devices
can determine the
address of a new
default gateway.

Router Redundancy
 Multiple routers are
configured to work
together to present
the illusion of a
single router to the
hosts on the LAN.
 The ability of a
network to
dynamically
recover from the
failure of a device
acting as a default
gateway is known
as first-hop
redundancy.

Steps for Router Failover

Varieties of First-Hop Redundancy Protocols
First-Hop Redundancy Protocols
 Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP)
 HSRP for IPv6
 Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol version 2 (VRRPv2)
 VRRPv3
 Gateway Load Balancing Protocol (GLBP)
 GLBP for IPv6
 ICMP Router Discovery Protocol (IRDP)

Varieties of First-Hop Redundancy Protocols
First-Hop Redundancy Protocols

FHRP Verification
HSRP Verification

FHRP Verification
GLBP Verification
 Gateway Load Balancing Protocol (GLBP) is a Cisco proprietary
solution to allow automatic selection and simultaneous use of
multiple available gateways in addition to automatic failover
between those gateways.

2.5 Summary

Chapter 2: Summary
 IEEE 802.1D is implemented on Cisco switches on a per-VLAN
basis in the form of PVST+. This is the default configuration on
Cisco switches.
 RSTP, can be implemented on Cisco switches on a per-VLAN basis
in the form of Rapid PVST+.
 With PVST+ and Rapid PVST+, root bridges can be configured
proactively to enable spanning tree load balancing.
 First hop redundancy protocols, such as HSRP, VRRP, and GLBP
provide alternate default gateways for hosts in the switched
environment.

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