Feb 15, 2022 · RSTP / MSTP use cases and best practices Ask Question Asked 3 years, 10 months ago Modified 2 years, 1 month ago

Mar 16, 2016 · All of the other spanning tree instance information is contained in MSTP records (M-records), which are encapsulated within MST BPDUs. Because the MST BPDU carries …

Mar 14, 2019 · The best way (IMHO) is using Layer3 communication (routing, not switching) between two networks origins from two different organization and built with different vendors. …

Jul 16, 2024 · RSTP and MSTP can support up to 40 switches It's not about the number of switches but about the diameter, the maximum number of hops between any two nodes. You …

One of the important concepts in MSTP is the MSTP region, which is a set of directly connected MSTP switches with the same configuration (digest). MSTP rules apply only to the region and …

Oct 20, 2016 · If I have two switches connected redundantly and both are capable of using STP, RSTP, or MSTP, how quickly can an alternate route be detected and normal communication …

In order for MSTP to split VLAN traffic across redundant trunks you need to configure MSTP instances within a region. The switches exchange config digests that need to match . …

May 13, 2025 · I'm currently setting up a prototype ring (or small mesh) network using MSTP, and I'm running into an issue with path selection. The network consists of three switches: Switch N: …

Jun 22, 2015 · The short answer is that MSTP actually uses a special instance in addition to the user defined ones to handle all MSTP control traffic, called the Internal Spanning Tree …

May 9, 2020 · MSTP (and all STP versions) is to prevent routing loops, not separate VLANs. VLANs are separated by routers (layer-3 devices). You can have the same VLAN number on …