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Task 2
Task 2
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Lab Task Submission: 2
Exp 2
Analyze and Compute the Spanning Tree for the extended LAN
Analyse and Compute the Spanning Tree for the extended LAN given below. For
the following bridged LAN, assume that LANs 2, 4 and 5 are Gigabit Ethernets
(Cost=4) and the rest are Fast Ethernets (Cost=19). Bridges are labelled with
B1, B2, etc. Use the LAN costs to determine the least cost path.
• S1-S2
• S2-S3
• S3-S1
Aim:
To Compute the Spanning Tree for the given extended LAN and analyse the looping
problem
Tools Required:
Net Sim Software
Theory:
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) is a protocol that prevents Layer 2 loops or Bridging
loops by computing a tree structure of nodes in a network. It also prevents MAC
Flapping (an event that occurs when a switch receives packets on different interfaces
with the same source MAC address)
Inference:
Thus, we used the spanning tree algorithm to find which ports are blocked and which
blocks are used to traverse the network.