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CrossFire 8730 Switch Reference Guide, DOC-7047 v. 1.1 Introduction
Spanning Tree Protocol
Feature Function Benefit
IEEE 802.1D
Allows redundant
network paths to be
defined in both SRB and
transparent switching
configurations.
Enables Spanning Tree
to be implemented on
both Ethernet and
Token-Ring networks,
as well as IBM
Spanning Tree on the
Token-Ring side. No single point of failure. The
duplicate STP modes allow
operation in both transparent
and source route bridging
modes.
Easy compatibility with
existing Ethernet and Token-
Ring installations
IBM
for Token-Ring
only.
When in SRB/SRT
mode, a combination of
IBM spanning tree and
IEEE 802.1D is used. Same as above, and in addition
ensures compatibility in IBM
SRB installations.
Table 6. Spanning Tree Protocol Benefits