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Chapter 12, Spanning tree protocols on the switch – Allied Telesis AT-FS970M Series User Manual

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Chapter 12

Spanning Tree Protocols on the Switch

This chapter provides a brief description of both the Spanning Tree
Protocol (STP) and the Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP), and
explains how to set the spanning tree protocols on the switch. See the
following sections:

“Overview” on page 144

“Displaying and Modifying Spanning Tree Protocol Settings on the
Switch” on page 145

Note

For information about how to set a spanning tree protocol on the
ports, see Chapter 7, “Spanning Tree Protocol on a Port” on page
93.

For more information about spanning tree, see the following chapters in
the AT-FS970M Series Version 2.3.1.0 Management Software Command
Line Interface User’s Guide
:

Spanning Tree and Rapid Spanning Tree Protocols

Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)

STP Commands

Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)

RSTP Commands