CCNP Switch: Advanced Spanning Tree Protocol Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol The IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree Protocol was designed to keep a switched or bridged network loop free, with adjustments made to the network topology dynamically. A topology change typically takes 30 seconds, with a port moving from the Blocking state to the Forwarding state after two intervals of the … [Read more...]
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol Objective: Describe enhanced switching technologies (including: VTP, RSTP, VLAN, PVSTP, 802.1q) One of the greatest drawbacks of PortFast, UplinkFast, and BackboneFast is that they require an all-Cisco network because they are Cisco-proprietary functions. Luckily, the IEEE made its own revised version of Spanning Tree Protocol to … [Read more...]