Allied Telesis AT-S101 - Manual (Page 133)

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Chapter 13
Spanning Tree and Rapid Spanning Tree
Protocols
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:
ˆ “Overview” on page 134
ˆ “Bridge Priority and the Root Bridge” on page 135
ˆ “Forwarding Delay and Topology Changes” on page 138
ˆ “Mixed STP and RSTP Networks” on page 142
ˆ “Spanning Tree and VLANs” on page 143
ˆ “Basic STP and RSTP Configuration” on page 145
ˆ “Configuring RSTP Port Settings” on page 148
ˆ “Viewing the Spanning Tree Topology” on page 154
For detailed information about STP, refer to IEEE Std 802.1D. For detailed
information about RSTP, refer to IEEE Std 802.1w.
Note
To save your changes, select Save Configuration to Flash from
the menu on the left side of the page.