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Spanning Tree
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Protocol (STP)
Using the Spanning Tree
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Protocol (STP) functionality of the Intel
®
NetStructure
™
480T Routing Switch makes your network more fault
tolerant. The following sections explain more about STP and its features.
STP is a part of the 802.1D bridge specification defined by the IEEE
Computer Society. To explain STP in terms used by the 802.1D
specification, the switch will be referred to as a bridge.
Overview of the Spanning Tree
Protocol
STP is a bridge-based mechanism for providing fault tolerance on
networks. STP allows you to implement parallel paths for network traffic,
and ensure that:
•
Redundant paths are disabled when the main paths are operational.
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Redundant paths are enabled if the main path fails.
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Summary of Contents for 480T
Page 16: ...14 P R E F A C E...
Page 88: ...86 C H A P T E R 4 Configuring Switch Ports...
Page 112: ...110 C H A P T E R 5 Virtual LANs VLANs...
Page 152: ...150 C H A P T E R 8 Quality of Service QoS...
Page 166: ...164 C H A P T E R 9 Enterprise Standby Router Protocol...
Page 198: ...196 C H A P T E R 1 0 IP Unicast Routing...
Page 228: ...226 C H A P T E R 1 1 RIP and OSPF...
Page 254: ...252 C H A P T E R 1 3 IPX Routing...
Page 274: ...272 C H A P T E R 1 4 Access Policies...
Page 296: ...294 C H A P T E R 1 6 Using Web Device Manager...
Page 320: ...318 A P P E N D I X A...
Page 328: ...326 A P P E N D I X B...
Page 346: ...344 A P P E N D I X C...
Page 358: ...356 I N D E X...
Page 366: ...364 I N D E X...