Configuring Rapid Reconfiguration Spanning Tree (RSTP)
Configuring Rapid ReconfigurationSpanning Tree (RSTP)This section describes the operation of the IEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP).
Overview
RSTP Feature | Default | Menu | CLI | Web | |
Viewing the RSTP/STP configuration |
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enable/disable RSTP/STP | disabled | page | page | ||
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reconfiguring | Protocol Version: RSTP | page | page | n/a | |
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| Switch Priority: | 8 |
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| Hello Time: | 2 s |
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| Max Age: | 20 s |
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| Forward Delay: | 15 s |
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reconfiguring | Path Cost: | depends on port | page | page | n/a |
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| Edge Port: | Yes |
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| MCheck: | Yes |
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As indicated in the manual, the spanning tree protocol is used to ensure that only one active path at a time exists between any two end nodes in the network in which your switch is installed. Multiple paths cause a loop in the network over which broadcast and multicast messages are repeated continuously, which floods the network with traffic creating a broadcast storm.
In networks where there is more than one physical path between any two nodes, enabling spanning tree ensures a single active path between two such nodes by selecting the one most efficient path and blocking the other redun dant paths. If a switch or bridge in the path becomes disables, spanning tree activates the necessary blocked segments to create the next most efficient path.