Allied Telesis AlliedWare Plus Operating System Version 5.4.4C (x310-26FT,x310-26FP,x310-50FT,x310-50FP) - Manual (Page 469)

Software Reference for x310 Series Switches
C613-50046-01 REV A AlliedWare Plus TM Operating System - Version 5.4.4C 18.1
Chapter 18: Spanning Tree Introduction: STP,
RSTP, and MSTP
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 18.2
Overview of Spanning Trees ......................................................................................................... 18.2
Spanning tree operation ......................................................................................................... 18.2
Spanning tree modes ............................................................................................................... 18.4
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) ....................................................................................................... 18.5
Configuring STP ................................................................................................................................. 18.6
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) ........................................................................................ 18.8
Configuring RSTP .............................................................................................................................. 18.9
Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) ...............................................................................18.11
Multiple Spanning Tree Instances (MSTI)........................................................................18.12
MSTP Regions............................................................................................................................18.13
Common and Internal Spanning Tree (CIST) .................................................................18.15
MSTP Bridge Protocol Data Units (BPDUs)......................................................................18.17
Configuring MSTP ...........................................................................................................................18.19