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Chapter 8, Stp and rstp – Allied Telesis AT-GS950/8 User Manual

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Chapter 8

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 112

“Bridge Priority and the Root Bridge” on page 113

“Forwarding Delay and Topology Changes” on page 115

“Mixed STP and RSTP Networks” on page 118

“Spanning Tree and VLANs” on page 118

“Basic STP and RSTP Configuration” on page 121

“Configure RSTP Port Settings” on page 124

“Spanning Tree Topology” on page 129

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 Configuration to Flash from the main
menu on the left side of the page.