Allied Telesis AT-8100 Series - Manual (Page 855)

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Chapter 58
Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol
(MSTP)
This chapter provides background information about the Multiple Spanning
Tree Protocol (MSTP). It covers the following topics:
 “Overview” on page 856
 “Multiple Spanning Tree Instance (MSTI)” on page 857
 “MSTI Guidelines” on page 860
 “VLAN and MSTI Associations” on page 861
 “Ports in Multiple MSTIs” on page 862
 “Multiple Spanning Tree Regions” on page 863
 “Summary of Guidelines” on page 868
 “Associating VLANs to MSTIs” on page 870
 “Connecting VLANs Across Different Regions” on page 872
 “MSTP Root Guard” on page 874