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which is best topology for mesh network

hiteshyadav1509
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Dear All of you,

 

Thanks in advance.

 

which is best network management STP protocol for mesh network. 

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Martin Hruby
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Hello

I'm not sure I understood your question correctly. By network management STP protocol, do you mean a spanning-tree protocol variant?

If you mean a full-mesh layer 2 network with switches connected in a full-mesh fashion, then no spanning-tree variant can be characterized as best. You will always have a lot of ports which are blocked by spanning-tree and as a result you will not be using the network to it's full potential.

In such a scenario I would recommend you have a look at Cisco FabricPath which is available on Cisco Nexus series of switches. With FabricPath you avoid using spanning-tree protocols altogether and rather view the full-mesh cabling as a common fabric where traffic is routed on layer 2.

For more information have a look at: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/switches/nexus-7000-series-switches/white_paper_c11-605488.html

If you had something else in mind, please post more information and preferably also a network topology.

Best regards,
Martin