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Chapter 8, Stp and rstp, Chapter 8 stp and rstp – Allied Telesis AT-S25 User Manual

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Chapter 8

STP and RSTP

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 91

Enabling or Disabling STP or RSTP on page 99

Configuring STP on page 103

Displaying Port’s STP Status and Setting on page 107

Configuring RSTP on page 109

Displaying Port’s RSTP Status and Settings on page 113

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.