Chapter 13 Spanning Tree Protocol
blocked as STP and RSTP allow only one link in the network and block the redundant link.
Figure 67 STP/RSTP Network Example
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With MSTP, VLANs 1 and 2 are mapped to different spanning trees in the network. Thus traffic from the two VLANs travel on different paths. The following figure shows the network example using MSTP.
Figure 68 MSTP Network Example
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13.1.5.2 MST RegionAn MST region is a logical grouping of multiple network devices that appears as a single device to the rest of the network. Each
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