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Figure 45. edge port – Allied Telesis AT-S106 User Manual

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A port operates as an edge port when it is connected to a network terminal
device such as a workstation or a server. An edge port on a bridge should
not have any STP or RSTP devices connected to it either directly or
through another device connected to that port. In this configuration since
the port has no STP or RSTP devices connected to it, it will always
forward network traffic. Figure 45 illustrates a port functioning as an edge
port.

Figure 45. Edge Port

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Edge Port

Workstation