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How would MSTP interact with switches that support only 802.1D STP or 802.1w RSTP?

April 26, 2017interact MSTP RSTP STP support switches

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How would MSTP interact with switches that support only 802.1D STP or 802.1w RSTP?

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MSTP is backward-compatible with the RSTP-enabled and STP-enabled switches in your network. Use the following command to optimize this interoperability. ProCurveSwitch5406zl(config)# spanning-tree force-version < stp-compatible | rstp-operation | mstp-operation > An excerpt from the parameter descriptions follows. For more detail, please see the Advanced Traffic Guide for the ProCurve Switch 5400zl, 3500yl, and 6200yl Series Products. stp-compatible: The switch applies 802.1D STP operation on all ports. rstp-operation: The switch applies 802.1w operation on all ports except those ports where it detects a system using 802.1D Spanning Tree.