SMC Networks 2.4GHz/5GHz Manual De Usuario

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System Configuration
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device (except for the root device) which incurs the lowest path 
cost when forwarding a packet from that device to the root device. 
Then it selects a designated bridging device from each LAN 
which incurs the lowest path cost when forwarding a packet from 
that LAN to the root device. All ports connected to designated 
bridging devices are assigned as designated ports. After 
determining the lowest cost spanning tree, it enables all root ports 
and designated ports, and disables all other ports. Network 
packets are therefore only forwarded between root ports and 
designated ports, eliminating any possible network loops.
Once a stable network topology has been established, all bridges 
listen for Hello BPDUs (Bridge Protocol Data Units) transmitted 
from the root bridge. If a bridge does not get a Hello BPDU after a 
predefined interval (Maximum Age), the bridge assumes that the 
link to the root bridge is down. This bridge will then initiate 
negotiations with other bridges to reconfigure the network to 
reestablish a valid network topology.