RSTP Port Types
The final concept to mention before moving on to the RSTP configuration and verification topics relates to some terms RSTP uses to refer to different types of ports and the links that connect to those ports.
To begin, consider the basic figure of Figure B-4. It shows several links between two switches. RSTP considers these links to be point-to-point links and the ports connected to them to be point-to-point ports, because the link connects exactly two devices (points).
Figure B-4 RSTP Link Types
RSTP further classifies point-to-point ports into two categories. Point-to-point ports that connect two switches are not at the edge ...
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