Allied Telesis AT-S63 - Manual (Page 515)

Section V: Spanning Tree Protocols 515
Chapter 22
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 chapter
also contains procedures on how to adjust the STP and RSTP bridge and
port parameters. The sections in this chapter include:
ˆ “STP and RSTP Overview” on page 516
ˆ “Enabling or Disabling a Spanning Tree Protocol” on page 525
ˆ “Configuring STP” on page 527
ˆ “Configuring RSTP” on page 534
The Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol is described in Chapter 23, “Multiple
Spanning Tree Protocol” on page 543.
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.