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• Sync and Reroot – The Root port then asserts a sync and a reroot signal on all the ports on the
bridge. The signal tells the ports that a new Root port has been assigned and they are to
renegotiate their new roles and states. The other ports on the bridge assert their sync and
reroot signals. Information about the old Root port is discarded from all ports. Designated
ports change into discarding states (
Figure 81 ).
FIGURE 81 Sync and reroot