802.1d question

Jan 16, 2007 2 Replies
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What is the five processes for determining what to do with a frame by transparent bridging defined in IEEE 802.1d? A. starting


B. learning


C. waiting


D. flooding


E. filtering


F. forwarding


G. aging


H. blocking


a.. Port States a.. There are only three port states left in RSTP that correspond to the three possible operational states.

a.. The 802.1D disabled, blocking, and listening states are merged into a unique 802.1w discarding state.

STP (802.1D) Port State RSTP (802.1w) Port State Is Port Included in Active Topology? Is Port Learning MAC Addresses?

Disabled Discarding No No

Blocking Discarding No No

Listening Discarding Yes No

Learning Learning Yes Yes

Forwarding Forwarding Yes Yes

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Oops, that was mangled! Anyway, the states are:

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