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A bridge protocol for creating a spanning tree topology within an IEEE 802 extended LAN environment

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This paper details the design of a MAC layer bridge, developed jointly by the University of Salford and S.E.R.C. Daresbury Laboratory which achieves the interconnection of IEEE 802 LANs and supports a bridge protocol allowing bridges to negotiate a loop free or spanning tree topology from an arbitrary extended LAN environment. The paper presents a review of the IEEE 802 recommendations for MAC layer bridges and a full technical description of the Salford/Daresbury bridge protocol.

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