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Chapter 4, Stp and rstp – Allied Telesis AT-GS950/24 User Manual

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Chapter 4

STP and RSTP

This chapter provides background information about the Spanning Tree
Protocol (STP) and the Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP). In addition,
there are procedures to configure STP and RSTP. The sections in the
chapter include:

“Overview” on page 72

“STP and RSTP Global Settings” on page 81

“STP and RSTP Port Settings” on page 84

For detailed information about STP, refer to IEEE Std 802.1D. For detailed
information about RSTP, refer to IEEE Std 802.1w.

Note

To permanently save your new settings or any changes to the
configuration file, select Save Settings to Flash from the main
menu on the left side of the page.