Cabletron Systems SmartSTACK ELS100-S24TX2M, Management Manual

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Spanning Tree Concepts 89
There are five (5) states that the ports can be in for spanning tree:
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Blocking: A port in this state does not participate in the transmission
of frames, thus preventing duplication arising through multiple paths
existing in the active topology of the bridged LAN.
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Listening: A port in this state is preparing to participate in the
transmission of frames. The transmission of frames is temporarily
disabled in order to prevent temporary loops, which may occur in a
bridged LAN during the lifetime of this state as the active topology of
the bridged LAN changes.
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Learning: A port in this state is preparing to participate in the
transmission of frames.
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Forwarding: A port in this state is participating in the transmission of
frames.
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Disabled: A port in this state does not participate in the transmission
of frames or the operation of the spanning tree process.