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Understanding Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (802.1w)
Overview Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP IEEE 802.1w) can be seen as an evolution of the 802.1d standard more than a revolution. In most cases, RSTP performs better than Cisco's proprietary extensions without any additional configuration. 802.1w is also capable of reverting back to 802.1d in order to interoperate with legacy bridges (thus dropping the benefits it introduces) on a per-port basis. This document briefly explains the enhancements added by RSTP to the previous 802.1d standard.
| Publisher | Cisco Systems | File Format | HTML & PDF |
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| Date Published | January 2003 | Downloads | 1942 |
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