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CHAPTER 13: RAPID SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL RAPID SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL
MULTILINK ML2400 ETHERNET COMMUNICATIONS SWITCH – INSTRUCTION MANUAL 13–21
The ring structure can demonstrate fast recovery times, typically faster than what RSTP
can recover from a single fault. In many situations RSTP will recover in seconds, whereas
smart RSTP (Ring-Only mode) will recover in milliseconds.
To configure ring-only mode, ensure the first three of the four situations described above
are met.
To enable ring-only mode, first
Z Enable RSTP by setting the STP Type to RSTP in the Administration >
Set > STP Type menu: