DOES THE ALTEON APPLICATION SWITCH SUPPORT RSTP AND MSTP?
Alteon Application Switch OS v24.0 and onwards supports Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) and Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) as defined in the IEEE 802.1S (MSTP) and 802.1W (RSTP) standards. In Alteon Application Switch OS v24.0, MSTP is implemented such that up to 2048 VLANs can be mapped to any of the 16 spanning tree instances. Each spanning tree instance handles multiple VLANs that have the same Layer 2 topology but each spanning tree instance can have a topology independent of other instances. As well, MSTP provides multiple forwarding paths for data traffic, enables load balancing, and improves overall network fault tolerance. Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) provides rapid convergence of the spanning tree and provides for the fast reconfiguration critical for networks carrying delay-sensitive traffic such as voice and video. IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree extends the IEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol through multiple Spanning Tree Groups. MSTP maintains u
