Allied Telesis AT-S63 - Manual (Page 219)

Section V: Spanning Tree Protocols 219
Chapter 21
Spanning Tree and Rapid Spanning Tree
Protocols
This chapter provides background information on the Spanning Tree
Protocol (STP) and Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP). The sections in
this chapter include:
ˆ “Supported Platforms” on page 220
ˆ “Overview” on page 221
ˆ “Bridge Priority and the Root Bridge” on page 222
ˆ “Forwarding Delay and Topology Changes” on page 226
ˆ “Mixed STP and RSTP Networks” on page 229
ˆ “Spanning Tree and VLANs” on page 230
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.