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Match the different varieties of STP with its characteristics. (Some characteristics apply to more
than one STP variety.)
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2.
(a)
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) was developed to address the issue of loops in a redundant
switch-based network.
(i)
With reference to Figure 2-1, you are required to draw a logical loop-free Spanning
Tree topology diagram in your answer booklet. In addition, determine the root bridge
and ALL port roles in the diagram.
(6 marks)
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(ii)
Illustrate THREE (3) potential issues that would occur if STP was not implemented.
(6 marks)
(iii)
In your option, what is the port state that switch ports immediately transition to when
configured for PortFast? Justify your answers.
(3 marks)
3.
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) was developed to address the issue of loops in a redundant switchbased network, such as the one shown in Figure 3-1. (2012 Adv)
4.
(i)
Illustrate TWO (2) main functions of the Spanning Tree Algorithm (STA) used
in STP.
(4 marks)
(ii)
With reference to Figure 3-1, you are required to draw a logical loop-free
Spanning Tree topology diagram in your answer booklet. Identify the port roles
in the diagram.
(4 marks)
(iii)
Is the active switched path for Host_P to access to the Server the optimal path?
Explain your answer. If not, identify the optimal path and explain how you could
achieve this.
(5 marks)
Analyze Figure 4-1 below and explain why switch S2 was not been elected as the root bridge for
VLAN1.
(5 marks)
S2#show spanning-tree vlan 1
VLAN0001
Spanning tree enabled protocol ieee
Root ID Priority 24577
Address 0050.0F68.146E
Cost 19
Port 3(FastEthernet0/3)
Hello Time 2 sec Max Age 20 sec Forward Delay 15 sec
Bridge ID Priority 28673 (priority 28672 sys-id-ext 1)
Address 00E0.F7AE.7258
Hello Time 2 sec Max Age 20 sec Forward Delay 15 sec
Aging Time 20
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5.
(i)
6.
Differentiate two types of protocol in the First Hop Redundancy Protocol (FHRP).
(6 marks)
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7.
(a)
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Both sides of the link are set to the PagP auto mode, which means that the interface
will listen for PagP packets but will not initiate negotiations. Neither side initiaties
negotiation, so the channel is down.
(b)
8.
What would you suggest to correct the issue shown in Q11(a) if the requirement is to use
PAgP?
An EtherChannel was configured between switches S1 and S2, but the interfaces do not form an
EtherChannel.
A Junior Network Engineer seeks your expertise to identify and solve the problem as
depicted in Figure 8-1 above.
(6 marks)
Chg S1 to vlan 1,5,10 or Chg S2 to vlan 1-5,10
(ii)
Based on Figure 8-1, the EtherChannel link was configured between two switches,
S1 and S2 using Port Aggregation Protocol (PAgP) or Link Aggregation Control
Protocol (LACP)? Explain the configured protocol.
(4 marks)
The mode is active, both switches are active, indicating LACP is on S1,S2. Interchannel and multivendor environment.
LSDP is a IEEE standard, it can use to facilitate multi channel in multi vendor environment.
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