Rapid STP (RSTP) / 802.1w

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Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) is an evolution of the Spanning Tree Protocol (802.1D standard) and provides for faster spanning tree convergence after a topology change. The standard also includes features equivalent to Cisco PortFast, UplinkFast and BackboneFast for faster network reconvergence.