The Spanning Tree Protocol, sometimes just referred to as Spanning Tree, is the Waze or MapQuest of modern Ethernet networks, directing traffic along the most efficient route based on real-time ...

About a week ago I was talking with Jeff Hardee and he brought to my attention the idea of using long Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) path length. He asked me if other enterprises were using the new ...

An algorithm that runs in network bridges and switches to prevent loops, in which packets keep going around in circles. In a small network with one or two switches, the spanning tree protocol (STP ...

Thanks to spanning tree protocol, switched network environments are capable of connecting bridges and switches with multiple paths for data transmission.

Spanning tree protocol is an essential function of Ethernet networks, and it provides several useful capabilities when used properly.

Redundant design in layer 2 networks gives rise to problems such as mislearning of MAC addresses, broadcast storms and multiple frame copies. To prevent this IEEE 802.1d Spanning tree protocol is used ...

The availability and affordable cost of Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet switches has impacted the deployment of metropolitan area networks (MAN) and campus networks. This paper presents a new protocol ...

On the network on which I work, the spanning tree protocol hello time is set to 2 seconds. After doing a few sniff sessions in some of the different vlans, i'm beginning to wonder if this setting ...