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The switch port in the lowest cost path that leads to the root bridge ............. 14 6
Root Path .............................................................................................. 14 6
The lowest cost path between a switch and the root bridge ......................... 14 6
Root port ............................................................................................... 14 6
Lesson 4 — MSTP Configuration ..................................................................... 147
Introduction ........................................................................................... 147
MSTP instances ...................................................................................... 14 8
High-availability and increased capacity ................................................... 150
MSTP regions ........................................................................................ 151
Defining MSTP regions ............................................................................ 152
MSTP Instances and the Internal Spanning Tree (IST) ................................... 153
MSTP interoperability with RSTP and STP ................................................... 155
Learning check ....................................................................................... 15 6
Lesson 5 — Switch Meshing ........................................................................... 157
Introduction ........................................................................................... 157
Switch mesh domain ............................................................................... 158
Mesh links ............................................................................................. 159
Rules of operation .................................................................................. 16 0
Selecting a preferred path ....................................................................... 161
Conversation-based load balancing ......................................................... 162
Broadcast traffic on meshed networks ....................................................... 163
Learning check ....................................................................................... 16 4
Module 5 — Summary .................................................................................. 165
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