Figure 21 Basic concepts in MSTP
VLAN 1
VLAN 2
Other VLANs
MST region 1
MST region 2
VLAN 1
VLAN 2
Other VLANs
Figure 22 Network diagram and topology of MST region 3
MST region
A multiple spanning tree region (MST region) consists of multiple devices in a switched network and
the network segments among them. All these devices have the following characteristics:
•
A spanning tree protocol enabled
•
Same region name
•
Same VLAN-to-instance mapping configuration
MSTI 1
MSTI 2
MSTI 0
MSTI 1
MSTI 2
MSTI 0
VLAN 1
VLAN 2
Other VLANs
VLAN 1
CST
VLAN 2&3
Other VLANs
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MSTI 1
MSTI 2
MSTI 0
MST region 4
MST region 3
MSTI 1
MSTI 2
MSTI 0