KSZ8893-MQL Micrel Semiconductor, Inc., KSZ8893-MQL Datasheet - Page 37

• Manufacturer Part Number: KSZ8893-MQL
• Description: Integrated 3-Port 10/100 Managed Switch with PHYs
• Manufacturer: Micrel Semiconductor, Inc.

Advanced Switch Functions
Spanning Tree Support
To support spanning tree, port 3 is designated as the processor port.
The other ports (port 1 and port 2) can be configured in one of the five spanning tree states via “transmit enable”,
“receive enable” and “learning disable” register settings in registers 18 and 34 for ports 1 and 2, respectively. The
following table shows the port setting and software actions taken for each of the five spanning tree states.
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Disable State
The port should
not forward or
receive any
packets. Learning
is disabled.
Blocking State
Only packets to
the processor are
forwarded.
Learning is
disabled.
Listening State
Only packets to
and from the
processor are
forwarded.
Learning is
disabled.
Learning State
Only packets to
and from the
processor are
forwarded.
Learning is
enabled.
Forwarding
State
Packets are
forwarded and
received normally.
Learning is
enabled.
Port Setting
“transmit
enable = 0,
receive
enable = 0,
learning
disable =1”
Port Setting
“transmit
enable = 0,
receive
enable = 0,
learning
disable =1”
Port Setting
“transmit
enable = 0,
receive
enable = 0,
learning
disable =1”
Port Setting
“transmit
enable = 0,
receive
enable = 0,
learning
disable = 0”
Port Setting
“transmit
enable = 1,
receive
enable = 1,
learning
disable = 0”
Software Action
The processor should not send any packets to the port. The switch may still
send specific packets to the processor (packets that match some entries in
the “static MAC table” with “overriding bit” set) and the processor should
discard those packets. Address learning is disabled on the port in this
state.
Software Action
The processor should not send any packets to the port(s) in this state. The
processor should program the “Static MAC table” with the entries that it
needs to receive (for example, BPDU packets). The “overriding” bit should
also be set so that the switch will forward those specific packets to the
processor. Address learning is disabled on the port in this state.
Software Action
The processor should program the “Static MAC table” with the entries that it
needs to receive (for example, BPDU packets). The “overriding” bit should
be set so that the switch will forward those specific packets to the
processor. The processor may send packets to the port(s) in this state. See
“Special Tagging Mode” for details. Address learning is disabled on the port
in this state.
Software Action
The processor should program the “Static MAC table” with the entries that it
needs to receive (for example, BPDU packets). The “overriding” bit should
be set so that the switch will forward those specific packets to the
processor. The processor may send packets to the port(s) in this state. See
“Special Tagging Mode” for details. Address learning is enabled on the port
in this state.
Software Action
The processor programs the “Static MAC table” with the entries that it
needs to receive (for example, BPDU packets). The “overriding” bit is set so
that the switch forwards those specific packets to the processor. The
processor can send packets to the port(s) in this state. See “Special
Tagging Mode” for details. Address learning is enabled on the port in this
state.
Table 9: Spanning Tree States
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