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Using the Spanning Tree Algorithm

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Device Control Menu Screens

7.4

USING THE SPANNING TREE ALGORITHM

The Spanning Tree Algorithm (STA) is used to detect and disable network loops, and to provide
backup links between switches, bridges or routers. This allows the switch to interact with other
bridging devices (that is, an STA-compliant switch, bridge or router) in your network to ensure that
only one route exists between any two stations on the network. The Spanning Tree
Configuration:Selection Menu screen (

Figure 7-4

) provides a menu selection to gain access to the

STA Bridge Configuration and STA Port Configuration screens to configure the STA functions.

To view the current STA bridge and port information, refer to

Section 7.5

.

For a more detailed description of how to use this algorithm, refer to

Appendix A

.

Figure 7-4

Spanning Tree Configuration:Selection Menu Screen

STA Bridge Configuration

STA Port Configuration

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