Dell PowerConnect 7048P - STP Configuration Examples; Configuring STP

654 Configuring the Spanning Tree Protocol
STP Configuration Examples
This section contains the following examples:
• Configuring STP
• Configuring MSTP
Configuring STP
This example shows a LAN with four switches. On each switch, ports 1, 2, and
3 connect to other switches, and ports 4–20 connect to hosts (in Figure 22-15,
each PC represents 17 host systems).
Figure 22-15. STP Example Network Diagram
Ports 4-20
Ports 4-20
Ports 4-20
Port 3
Port 1
Port 1
Switch A
Switch B
Switch C
Port 1
Port 2
Port 1
Port 2
Port 2
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Switch D
Port 2
Port 3
Port 3
Port 3
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Ports 4-20