A port transitions from one state to another as follows:
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From initialization (switch boot) to blocking
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From blocking to listening or to disabled
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From listening to learning or to disabled
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From learning to forwarding or to disabled
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From forwarding to disabled
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From disabled to blocking
When STP is enabled, every port on every switch in the
network goes through the blocking state and then transitions
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Figure 2-1. STP Port State Transitions
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