Table 12. Spanning Tree Protocol - Olicom CrossFire 8600 Manual To Operations

Spanning Tree Protocol
Feature
IEEE 802.1D
IBM

Table 12. Spanning Tree Protocol

CrossFire 8600/8605 Token-Ring Switches v. 1.2, P/N: 710001641
Function
Allows redundant
network paths to be
defined in both SRB
and transparent
switching
configurations.
When in SRB/SRT
mode, a combination
of IBM spanning tree
and IEEE 802.1D is
used.
Benefit
No single point of failure. The
duplicate STP modes allow
operation in both transparent
and source route bridging
modes
Same as above, and in addition
ensures compatibility in IBM
SRB installations.
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