Dell Force10 MXL Blade - Per-VLAN Spanning Tree Plus (PVST+); Overview

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Per-VLAN Spanning Tree Plus (PVST+)
Overview
Per-VLAN spanning tree plus (PVST+) is a variation of spanning tree—developed by a third party—that
allows you to configure a separate spanning tree instance for each VLAN (Figure 23-1). For more
information about spanning tree, refer to Spanning Tree Protocol (STP).
Figure 23-1. Per-VLAN Spanning Tree
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STI 3: VLAN 300
STI 1: VLAN 100
STI 2: VLAN 200STI 2: VLAN 200
Forwarding
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STI 1/2/3 root
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