Asante Technologies IC36240 user manual Spanning Tree Protocol Configuration

9.4 Spanning Tree Protocol Configuration

The Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) is part of the IEEE 802.1D standard. It provides for a redundant network without the redundant traffic through closed paths. For example, in a network without spanning tree protocol, a message is broadcast through multiple paths, leading to an unending packet-passing cycle. This in turn causes a great amount of extra network traffic, leading to network downtime. The STP reduces a network traffic, with multiple, redundant connections, to one in which all points are connected, but where there is only one path between any two points (the connections span the entire network, and the paths are branched, like a tree).

To access the Spanning Tree Configuration screen click on the Span Tree button in the menu bar on the left side of the screen.

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