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45.9  Technical Reference
This section provides technical background information on the topics discussed in this chapter.
45.9.1  MSTP Network Example
The following figure shows a network example where two VLANs are configured on the two switches. If 
the switches are using STP or RSTP, the link for VLAN 2 will be blocked as STP and RSTP allow only one link 
in the network and block the redundant link.
Figure 178   STP/RSTP Network Example
With MSTP, VLANs 1 and 2 are mapped to different spanning trees in the network. Therefore traffic from 
the two VLANs travel on different paths. The following figure shows the network example using MSTP.
Figure 179   MSTP Network Example
Apply Click Apply to save your changes to the Switch’s run-time memory. The Switch loses these 
changes if it is turned off or loses power, so use the Save link on the top navigation panel to 
save your changes to the non-volatile memory when you are done configuring.
Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.
Table 138   SWITCHING > Spanning Tree Protocol > MSTP > MSTP Port Setup (continued)
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