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Device  Port name  BPDU of port 
CP1  {2, 0, 2, CP1} 
Device C 
CP2  {2, 0, 2, CP2} 
 
z  Comparison process and result on each device 
The following table shows the comparison process and result on each device. 
Table 1-5 Comparison process and result on each device 
Device  Comparison process 
BPDU of port after 
comparison 
Device A 
z  Port AP1 receives the configuration BPDU of Device B 
{1, 0, 1, BP1}. Device A finds that the configuration 
BPDU of the local port {0, 0, 0, AP1} is superior to the 
received configuration BPDU, and therefore discards the 
received configuration BPDU. 
z  Port AP2 receives the configuration BPDU of Device C 
{2, 0, 2, CP1}. Device A finds that the BPDU of the local 
port {0, 0, 0, AP2} is superior to the received 
configuration BPDU, and therefore discards the received 
configuration BPDU. 
z  Device A finds that both the root bridge and designated 
bridge in the configuration BPDUs of all its ports are 
itself, so it assumes itself to be the root bridge. In this 
case, it does not make any change to the configuration 
BPDU of each port, and starts sending out configuration 
BPDUs periodically. 
AP1: {0, 0, 0, AP1} 
AP2: {0, 0, 0, AP2} 
z  Port BP1 receives the configuration BPDU of Device A 
{0, 0, 0, AP1}. Device B finds that the received 
configuration BPDU is superior to the configuration 
BPDU of the local port {1, 0, 1, BP1}, and updates the 
configuration BPDU of BP1. 
z  Port BP2 receives the configuration BPDU of Device C 
{2, 0, 2, CP2}. Device B finds that the configuration 
BPDU of the local port {1, 0, 1, BP2} is superior to the 
received configuration BPDU, and therefore discards the 
received configuration BPDU. 
BP1: {0, 0, 0, AP1} 
BP2: {1, 0, 1, BP2} 
Device B 
z  Device B compares the configuration BPDUs of all its 
ports, and determines that the configuration BPDU of 
BP1 is the optimum configuration BPDU. Then, it uses 
BP1 as the root port, the configuration BPDUs of which 
will not be changed. 
z  Based on the configuration BPDU of BP1 and the path 
cost of the root port (5), Device B calculates a designated 
port configuration BPDU for BP2 {0, 5, 1, BP2}. 
z  Device B compares the calculated configuration BPDU 
{0, 5, 1, BP2} with the configuration BPDU of BP2. As the 
calculated BPDU is superior, BP2 will act as the 
designated port, and the configuration BPDU on this port 
will be replaced with the calculated configuration BPDU, 
which will be sent out periodically. 
Root port BP1:  
{0, 0, 0, AP1} 
Designated port BP2:  
{0, 5, 1, BP2}