Chapter 18. Spanning Tree Introduction: Stp, Rstp, And Mstp18.1 - Allied Telesis SwitchBlade x908 Series Software Reference Manual

Chapter 18: Spanning Tree Introduction:
Introduction............................................................................................................................................................18.2
Overview of Spanning Trees........................................................................................................................18.2
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) ....................................................................................................................18.5
Configuring STP ...................................................................................................................................................18.5
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)...................................................................................................18.6
Configuring RSTP................................................................................................................................................18.8
Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP).......................................................................................... 18.10
Configuring MSTP............................................................................................................................................ 18.18
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STP, RSTP, and MSTP
Spanning tree operation.........................................................................................................................18.2
Spanning tree modes................................................................................................................................18.4
Multiple Spanning Tree Instances (MSTI) .................................................................................. 18.11
MSTP Regions ........................................................................................................................................... 18.12
Common and Internal Spanning Tree (CIST)......................................................................... 18.14
MSTP Bridge Protocol Data Units (BPDUs) ........................................................................... 18.16
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