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Chapter 18, Spanning tree and rapid spanning tree protocols – Allied Telesis AT-S62 User Manual

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Chapter 18

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:

STP and RSTP Overview on page 330

Enabling or Disabling a Spanning Tree Protocol on page 340

Configuring STP on page 342

Configuring RSTP on page 347

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
information, refer to Chapter 19 on page 352.