Chapter 3. Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)

IN THIS CHAPTER, YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO DO THE FOLLOWING:

  • Describe the operation of STP

  • Explain the functions and operations of the Spanning Tree Protocols (i.e., RSTP, PVRST, MSTP)

  • Configure RSTP (PVRST) and MST

  • Describe and configure STP security mechanisms (i.e., BPDU Guard, BPDU Filtering, Root Guard)

  • Configure and verify UDLD and Loop Guard

  • Verify and troubleshoot Spanning Tree Protocol operations

Well, you might have thought you were done with switching, but there is more. In this discussion, I talk about how you control the topology and your connections. In the last chapter, I mentioned Spanning Tree Protocol ...

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