Allied Telesis AT-S63 - Manual (Page 213)

Section V: Spanning Tree Protocols 213
Chapter 20
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 214
ˆ “Overview” on page 215
ˆ “Bridge Priority and the Root Bridge” on page 216
ˆ “Forwarding Delay and Topology Changes” on page 220
ˆ “Mixed STP and RSTP Networks” on page 223
ˆ “Spanning Tree and VLANs” on page 224
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.