Date of Issue: 01-01-2023

Introduction to the Spanning Tree Protocol

by Mike Sweeney

Introduction
  Hierarchical Network Design Model
  Redundancy and Spanning Tree
Basic Concepts of Spanning Tree Protocol
Building a Spanning Tree
Spanning Tree States
  Blocked
  Listening
  Learning
  Forwarding
  Disabled
What is the Root Bridge?
What is a BPDU?
Summary


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