Types of Spanning Tree Protocols: STP, PVST+, RSTP, Rapid PVST+, and MSTP Compared
Spanning Tree Protocol prevents Layer 2 loops, but “STP” isn’t one single implementation — it’s a family of standards and Cisco extensions that evolved over three decades to fix the original protocol’s two biggest weaknesses: slow convergence and one-size-fits-all topology. This article ties together the whole family covered so far in this series — what...
