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1088N/AThe Rapid Spanning Tree Library project contains a full implementation

8N/Aof 802.1s as an library with API. There is two processes, using this

8N/Alibrary: 'bridge' & 'mngr'. First simulates RSTP bridge behavior, second

919N/Ais dedicated to link/unlink 'bridges' into virtual RSTP domain (VRSTPD).

919N/ABoth 'bridge' & 'mngr' has its own simple CLI like language of commands;

919N/Athese commands allow to manage the VRSTPD. There are tools to trace

919N/Astate machine transitions and get traps about drastic changes.

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919N/APurpose: studying, debugging, development.

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919N/AThe library may be used in real bridges/routers while bounding to a real

919N/Asystem depending environment.

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919N/ATo run:

919N/A1. In one shell run 'mngr'

919N/A./mngr

919N/AYou will get prompt of 'mngr'; type '?' and get full help of

919N/A'mngr' commands.

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919N/A2. In another shell run bridge instance.

8N/A./bridge

8N/AYou will get prompt of 'bridge'; type '?' and get full help

8N/Aof bridge management commands.

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606N/A3. You may (and should) run a number of bridge instances, each in its

606N/Aseparate shell (this way you will be able manage them).

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606N/AFor example, if there were two bridge instances, you may see examples

606N/Aof the dialog in files mngr.txt, B5055.txt and B5056.txt.

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705N/ANote: prompt both of 'mngr' and of 'bridge' instance contains time stamp,

606N/Awhile all these process run onto the same computer, these time stamps

606N/Aare synchronized.

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