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Figure 117: loop guard example 5 – Allied Telesis AT-9000 Series User Manual

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Chapter 40: STP, RSTP and MSTP Protocols

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Figure 117. Loop Guard Example 5

Switch 3

Switch 1
Old root bridge
RSTP stops operating

Port 4
Loop guard changes the
port to the blocking state
from the forwarding state

Switch 2

New root bridge

Port 14
Transitions from the blocking state
to the forwarding state