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RSTP 802.1w Library & Simulator



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    The Rapid Spanning Tree Library project contains a full implementation
    of IEEE 802.1w as an library with API. There is two processes, using this
    library: 'bridge' & 'mngr'. First simulates RSTP bridge behavior, second
    is dedicated to link/unlink 'bridges' into virtual RSTP domain (VRSTPD).
    Both 'bridge' & 'mngr' has its own simple CLI like language of commands;
    these commands allow to manage the VRSTPD. There are tools to trace
    state machine transitions and get traps about drastic changes.

    Purpose: studying, debugging, development.

    The library may be used in real bridges/routers while bounding to a real system depending environment.
    If you have any comments, questions or suggestions, please send them
    to the "rstplib" mailing list rstplib-users@lists.sourceforge.net.
    You can find more information on the"rstplib" mailing list archives over here.


    Another related helpful links:
  • The IEEE 802.1***** Working Group is chartered to concern itself with and develop standards and recommended practices in the following areas: 802 LAN/MAN architecture, internetworking among 802 LANs, MANs and other wide area networks, 802 overall network management, and protocol layers above the MAC & LLC layers.
  • Archives for stds-802-1@ieee.org: main page*****
  • The Internet Engineering Task Force***** (IETF) is a large open international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet. It is open to any interested individual.
  • The Bridge MIB***** Working Group is chartered to define a set of managed objects that instrument devices that conform to the IEEE 802.1 standards for MAC-layer bridges.
  • Bridge-MIB Area Discussion Archive - Date Index *****
  • The project IEEE 802.1d ethernet bridging:***** provides an implementation of IEEE 802.1d ethernet bridging (plus Spanning Tree protocol) for the linux kernel. The code exists as a patch for the 2.2 kernel
  • The project STAR Bridging****: Implemenation of STAR (Spanning Tree Alternate Routing) bridging protocol for linux networks, as an addon to the current STP Briding (by buytenh@gnu.org) included as part in 2.4 kernels.
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    Best regards, Alex