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Chapter 12, Stp, rstp, and mstp – Allied Telesis AT-S60 User Manual

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Section II: Local and Telnet Management

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Chapter 12

STP, RSTP, and MSTP

This chapter provides background information on the Spanning Tree
Protocol (STP), Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP), and Multiple
Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP). The chapter also contains procedures on
how to adjust spanning tree bridge and port parameters. The sections in
this chapter include:

STP and RSTP Overview on page 185

Enabling or Disabling STP, RSTP, or MSTP on page 196

Configuring STP on page 198

Configuring RSTP on page 204

MSTP Overview on page 210

Configuring MSTP on page 227

Note

For further information on Spanning Tree Protocol, refer to IEEE Std
802.1d. For further information on Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol,
refer to IEEE Std 802.1w. For further information on Multiple
Spanning Tree Protocol, refer to IEEE Std 802.1s.