Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol - CCNA 200-301 Complete Course

Explore Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) and Cisco's proprietary Rapid Per-VLAN Spanning Tree Plus (Rapid PVST+) in this comprehensive video lecture. Delve into RSTP's improvements over traditional Spanning Tree Protocol, including port states, roles, and link types. Learn about RSTP configuration, verification in CLI, and BPDU analysis using Wireshark. Gain insights into RSTP's hello timer, aging process, and various link types such as edge, point-to-point, and shared. Test your knowledge with multiple quizzes throughout the lecture, covering topics like root bridge identification and port roles. Enhance your understanding of network redundancy and convergence for the CCNA 200-301 certification.

Introduction.
Things we'll cover.
STP Version Comparison.
RSTP Intro.
STP/RSTP Similarities.
RSTP Port Costs.
STP Port States.
RSTP Port States.
RSTP Port Roles.
RSTP Port Roles - Alternate (+UplinkFast).
RSTP: BackboneFast functionality.
UplinkFast/BackboneFast Summary.
RSTP Port Roles - Backup.
RSTP Quiz 1 (Identify Root Bridge/Port Roles).
RSTP Configuration/Verification in CLI.
RSTP BPDU (Wireshark packet capture).
RSTP Hello timer, Aging.
RSTP Link Types.
RSTP Link Types - Edge.
RSTP Link Types - Point-to-Point.
RSTP Link Types - Shared.
Things we covered.
RSTP Quiz 2.
RSTP Quiz 3.
RSTP Quiz 4.
Boson ExSim.