This document summarizes several spanning tree protocols (STP, RSTP, PVST, PVST+, MSTP) and features used to prevent bridging loops in networks. It describes the basic operation of STP including electing a root bridge, selecting root and designated ports, and blocking all other ports. Features like Portfast, Uplinkfast, Backbone fast, Root Guard, BPDU Guard, Loop Guard, and UDLD Guard are summarized that modify the STP behavior to provide faster convergence or prevent misconfigurations.
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This document summarizes several spanning tree protocols (STP, RSTP, PVST, PVST+, MSTP) and features used to prevent bridging loops in networks. It describes the basic operation of STP including electing a root bridge, selecting root and designated ports, and blocking all other ports. Features like Portfast, Uplinkfast, Backbone fast, Root Guard, BPDU Guard, Loop Guard, and UDLD Guard are summarized that modify the STP behavior to provide faster convergence or prevent misconfigurations.
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STP (Not used) RSTP (default) PVST PVST+ MSTP
802.1D 802.1W 802.1s
802.1D-2004
Bridging loop = destination unicast Conf.
broadcast loop = destination broadcast
BPDU (Bridge Protocol Data Unit) BPDU
Bridge ID = prio + MAC < == better TCN. Manual STP: 1 Identify path costs on links 2 Identify root bridge (only 1, lowest bridge ID) 3 Select root ports (only one per switch, lowest cost to root bridge) 4 Select designated ports (only 1 per segment, lowest cost to root is designated, same cost = lowest mac) 5 all other ports are blocked
Blocking Listening Learning Forwarding
Send and receive Send and receive Receive bpdu's BPDU + Forwarding mode BPDU Learn MAC addresses
Name Action Place
Portfast Port goes straight to forwarding mode. Doesnt Access switch – trigger TCN BPDU's. access port Uplinkfast Second uplink to root brdige comes active right Access switch – away. Sends spoofd frames to uplink switch for trunk port to root bridge quick mac table convergence. Backbone fast All switches Root Guard Port only forwards and relay BPDU's. Port can't Access switch become root. port that you dont want to be root BPDU Guard If a BPDU is received on this port than the port goes Access switch in disable mode. Port where no switch may be connected Loop Guard Listens for BPDU drops on nondesignated ports. If no BPDU's received port goes blocking. If BPDU is received again port goes in to forwarding. UDLD Guard Detects unidirectional link failure (Fiber ports). On fiber ports. Sends UDLD and waits for echo. No response is error disabled (agresive mode) or syslog (normal).