cisco-interoperability

Configures the device to interoperate with some legacy Cisco switches.

Syntax

cisco-interoperability { disable | enable }

Command Default

Cisco interoperability is disabled.

Parameters

disable: Disables Cisco interoperability for the Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) device.
enable: Enables Cisco interoperability for the MSTP enabled device.

Modes

Protocol Spanning Tree MSTP mode

Usage Guidelines

For some devices, the MSTP field, Version 3 Length, does not adhere to the current standards.

If Cisco interoperability is required on any device in the network, then all devices in the network must be compatible, and therefore enabled using this command for interoperability with a Cisco switch.

Examples

To enable Cisco interoperability on a device:

device# configure terminal
device(config)# protocol spanning-tree mstp
device(conf-mstp)# cisco-interoperability enable

To disable Cisco interoperability on a device:

device# configure terminal
device(config)# protocol spanning-tree mstp
device(conf-mstp)# cisco-interoperability disable