Per-Vlan Spanning Tree Plus (Pvst+); Protocol Overview - Dell S4048–ON Configuration Manual

Per-VLAN Spanning Tree Plus (PVST+)

Per-VLAN spanning tree plus (PVST+) is a variation of spanning tree — developed by a third party — that allows you to configure a
separate spanning tree instance for each virtual local area network (VLAN).

Protocol Overview

PVST+ is a variation of spanning tree — developed by a third party — that allows you to configure a separate spanning tree instance
for each virtual local area network (VLAN).
For more information about spanning tree, refer to the
Figure 110. Per-VLAN Spanning Tree
The Dell Networking OS supports three other variations of spanning tree, as shown in the following table.
Table 67. Spanning Tree Variations Dell Networking OS Supports
Dell Networking Term
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)
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Per-VLAN Spanning Tree Plus (PVST+)
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
IEEE Specification
802 .1d
802 .1w
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