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Standards

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Networking

IEEE

  • IEEE 802.1D-1990 STP (Spanning Tree Protocol) for ensuring loop-free topology on Ethernet networks containing bridges
  • IEEE 802.1D-2004 RSTP (Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol), a more rapidly converging STP. Obsoletes 802.1D-1990's STP.
  • IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging, for division of an Ethernet network among logical segments or spanning an Ethernet across L3 routing, and
    • MVRP (Multiple VLAN Registration Protocol), for negotiating VLAN parameters among Ethernet bridges
  • IEEE 802.1ad/802.1QInQ VLAN stacking, for encapsulating VLANs within VLANs