Chapter 6 STP Configuration
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14 CONFIGURATION OF MSTP
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The difference between this example and the previous example
is:
One area can have only one instance to communicate with the
external network Edge port is in block or forward state for all
the VLANs. Therefore, there is no possibility of load balance.
Advantages of MSTP are not brought into play. In
Figure
14the
link from Switch C to Switch A is in block state for all the VLANs,
while the link from Switch B to Switch A is in forward state for
all the VLANs.
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