BPDU Guard and Root Guard are enhancements to Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) enhancements that improve the reliability of the protocol to unexpected events ad are primarily to ensure design enforcement ( integrity / security). There they must configured in specific locations in the networks.
How TRILL (and SPB) Can Reduce STP Risk and Mitigate Impact
13th May 2012 by
In this post, I’m looking at network designs with ECMP cores using TRILL or SPB, I’m realising that STP is equally improved in terms of risk and performance by reducing the STP domain size which leads to better stability, reduced risk and impact mitigation
Spanning Tree, Three States & Why Committees Can Suck
10th February 2011 by
Have you ever wondered why there are three states in the 802.1d Spanning Tree Standard ?
