Allied Telesis AT-S62 - Manual (Page 483)

Section IV: Spanning Tree Protocols 483
Chapter 22
Spanning Tree and Rapid Spanning Tree
Protocols
This chapter provides background information on the Spanning Tree
Protocol (STP) and Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP). The chapter
also contains procedures on how to adjust the STP and RSTP bridge and
port parameters. The sections in this chapter include:
ˆ “STP and RSTP Overview” on page 484
ˆ “Enabling or Disabling a Spanning Tree Protocol” on page 493
ˆ “Configuring STP” on page 495
ˆ “Configuring RSTP” on page 501
Note
For detailed information on the Spanning Tree Protocol, refer to
IEEE Std 802.1D. For detailed information on the Rapid Spanning
Tree Protocol, refer to IEEE Std 802.1w.
The switch also supports the Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol. For
background information on this spanning tree protocol and how to
configure the parameter settings, refer to Chapter 23, “Multiple Spanning
Tree Protocol” on page 507.