Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Spanning_Tree_Protocol_(STP)
GPTKB entity
Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:network_protocol
gptkbp:abbreviation STP
gptkbp:category link management protocol
gptkbp:defaultForwardDelay 15 seconds
gptkbp:defaultHelloTime 2 seconds
gptkbp:defaultMaxAge 20 seconds
gptkbp:definedIn gptkb:IEEE_802.1D
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:IEEE
gptkbp:elects root bridge
gptkbp:firstPublished 1990
gptkbp:hasVariant gptkb:Multiple_Spanning_Tree_Protocol_(MSTP)
gptkb:Rapid_Spanning_Tree_Protocol_(RSTP)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
gptkbp:messageType gptkb:Bridge_Protocol_Data_Units_(BPDU)
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Data_Link_Layer
gptkbp:portState Learning
Listening
Disabled
Blocking
Forwarding
gptkbp:prevention MAC table instability
broadcast storms
multiple frame copies
gptkbp:purpose prevent network loops
gptkbp:relatedTo network topology
loop prevention
network redundancy
gptkbp:supportedBy network switches
gptkbp:supportsAlgorithm spanning tree algorithm
gptkbp:usedIn Ethernet networks
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Multiple_Spanning_Tree_Protocol_(MSTP)
gptkb:Per-VLAN_Spanning_Tree_(PVST)
gptkb:Rapid_Spanning_Tree_Protocol_(RSTP)
gptkb:virtual_LANs_(VLANs)
gptkb:Nexus_Switches
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6