Chapter 13 Spanning Tree Protocol
Table 35 Advanced Application > Spanning Tree Protocol > Status: MSTP
LABEL | DESCRIPTION |
Internal Cost | This is the path cost from the root port in this MST instance to the |
| regional root switch. |
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Port ID | This is the priority and number of the port on the Switch through which |
| this Switch must communicate with the root of the MST instance. |
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13.10 Technical Reference
This section provides technical background information on the topics discussed in this chapter.
13.10.1 MSTP Network Example
The following figure shows a network example where two VLANs are configured on the two switches. If the switches are using STP or RSTP, the link for VLAN 2 will be blocked as STP and RSTP allow only one link in the network and block the redundant link.
Figure 75 STP/RSTP Network Example
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