This item selects the spanning-tree protocol version to be used. Setting this switch to ’Classic’ will engage the algorithm defined in IEEE 802.1D-1998 chapter 8, while setting it to ’Rapid’ will engage the rapid spanning three scheme defined by IEEE 802.1D-2004 chapter 17.
- SNMP ID:
- 2.20.20.12
- Console path:
- Setup > LAN-Bridge > Spanning-Tree
- Possible values:
- Classic
- Rapid
- Note: Note the upward compatibility of this protocol. Rapid spanning tree will automatically fall back to classic spanning tree data elements and schemes if other bridges are detected that do not support rapid spanning tree.
- Default:
- Classic
