Skip to main content
Sign Out

Welcome to Dell

My Account
  • Place orders quickly and easily
  • View orders and track your shipping status
  • Create and access a list of your products
  • Manage your Dell EMC sites, products, and product-level contacts using Company Administration.
Sign In Create an Account Premier Sign In Partner Program Sign In
Contact Us

Dell EMC Configuration Guide for the S4048T–ON System 9.14.2.4

PDF

Protocol Overview

PVST+ is a variation of spanning tree — developed by a third party — that allows you to configure a separate spanning tree instance for each virtual local area network (VLAN).

For more information about spanning tree, refer to the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) chapter.
Figure 1. Per-VLAN Spanning Tree
Illustration of a per-VLAN spanning tree.

The Dell EMC Networking OS supports three other variations of spanning tree, as shown in the following table.

Table 1. Spanning Tree Variations Dell EMC Networking OS SupportsSpanning Tree Variations Dell EMC Networking OS Supports
Dell EMC Networking TermIEEE Specification
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)802 .1d
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)802 .1w
Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)802 .1s
Per-VLAN Spanning Tree Plus (PVST+)Third Party

Rate this content

Accurate
Useful
Easy to understand
Was this article helpful?
0/3000 characters
  Please provide ratings (1-5 stars).
  Please provide ratings (1-5 stars).
  Please provide ratings (1-5 stars).
  Please select whether the article was helpful or not.
  Comments cannot contain these special characters: <>()\