Allied Telesis AT-S62 - Manual (Page 336)

Chapter 18: STP and RSTP
Section IV: Spanning Tree Protocols 336
Point-to-Point Ports and Edge Ports
Note
This section applies only to RSTP and MSTP.
Part of the task of configuring RSTP is defining the port types on the
bridge. This relates to the device(s) connected to the port. With the port
types defined, RSTP can reconfigure a network much quicker than STP
when a change in network topology is detected.
There are two possible selections:
❑ Point-to-point port
❑ Edge port
If a bridge port is operating in full-duplex mode, than the port is
functioning as a point-to-point port. Figure 97 illustrates two AT-8524M
switches that have been connected with one data link. With the link
operating in full-duplex, the ports are point-to-point ports.
Figure 97 Point-to-Point Ports
Point-to-Point Ports
(Full-duplex Mode)
LINK MODE
LINK
MODE
FAULT
RPS MASTER
PWR
MODE STATUS
AT-8524M Fast Ethernet Switch
LINK MODE
LINK
MODE
FAULT
RPS
MASTER
PWR
MODE STATUS
AT-8524M Fast Ethernet Switch