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Configuring Rapid Spanning Tree
Protocol (RSTP)
The following chapter provides detailed information about the Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol. The
chapter also explains how to configure the RST protocol and concludes with an illustrated
configuration example. This document contains the following major sections:
TABLE OF FIGURES .................................................................................................................................... 2
RAPID SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL (RSTP) ....................................................................................... 3
O
VERVIEW
.................................................................................................................................................... 3
RSTP
C
ONFIGURATION
F
LOW
....................................................................................................................... 9
RSTP
D
EFAULT
C
ONFIGURATION
............................................................................................................... 10
C
ONFIGURING AND
D
ISPLAYING
RSTP ....................................................................................................... 11
RSTP
G
LOBAL
C
ONFIGURATION
................................................................................................................. 12
RSTP
I
NTERFACE
C
ONFIGURATION
............................................................................................................. 15
RSTP
D
ISPLAY
C
OMMANDS
........................................................................................................................ 19
D
EBUGGING
RSTP ...................................................................................................................................... 27
C
ONFIGURATION
E
XAMPLE
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ACRONYMS ................................................................................................................................................. 33
SUPPORTED PLATFORMS....................................................................................................................... 34
S
UPPORTED
S
TANDARDS
,
MIB
S AND
RFC
S
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