Allied Telesis AT-S63 - Manual (Page 475)

Section IV: Spanning Tree Protocols 475
Chapter 21
STP and RSTP
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 476
ˆ “Enabling or Disabling a Spanning Tree Protocol” on page 485
ˆ “Configuring STP” on page 487
ˆ “Configuring RSTP” on page 493
The Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol is described in Chapter 22, “MSTP”
on page 501.
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.