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Spanning Tree Protocol
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RSTP attempts to transition root ports and designated ports to the forwarding state and alternate ports
and backup ports to the blocking state as rapidly as possible.
A port transitions to the forwarding state if any of the following is true. The port:
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Has been in either a root or designated port role long enough that the spanning tree information
supporting this role assignment has reached all of the bridges in the network.
NOTE
RSTP is backward compatible with STP, so if a port does not move to the forwarding state with any of the RSTP
rapid transition rules, a forward delay timer starts and STP behavior takes over.
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Is now a root port and no other ports have a recent role assignment that contradicts with its root
port role.
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Is a designated port and attaches to another bridge by a point-to-point link and receives an “agree”
message from the other bridge port.
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Is an edge port.
An edge port is a port connected to a non-STP device and is in the forwarding state.
The following sections provide more information about RSTP behavior.
Root Port Rapid Behavior
In Figure 33 , the diagram on the left displays the initial network topology with a single bridge having
the following:
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Two ports are connected to a shared LAN segment.
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One port is the designated port.
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One port is the backup port.
The diagram on the right displays a new bridge that:
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Is connected to the LAN segment.
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Has a superior STP bridge priority.
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Becomes the root bridge and sends a BPDU to the LAN that is received by both ports on the old
bridge.