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Spanning Tree Protocol Features
The switches implement the following STP features:
❑ Compensate automatically for the failure, removal, or addition of
any bridge in an active data path.
❑ Achieve port changes in short time intervals, which establishes a
stable active topology quickly with a minimum of network
disturbance.
❑ Use a minimum amount of communications bandwidth to
accomplish the operation of the STP.
❑ Reconfigure the active topology in a manner which is transparent
to stations transmitting and receiving data packets.
❑ Manage the topology in a consistent and reproducible manner
through the use of STP parameters.