- Blocked port:
- Blocked port =
the remaining ports
of bridges
that are neither:
- a root port nor
- a designated port
Example:
- Blocked port =
the remaining ports
of bridges
that are neither:
-
Note:
- Blocked port is
not
a "dead" port !!!
- Block port = a stand-by port !!!
- Operation of a
Blocked port:
- A frame
received
on a blocked port:
- will not be forwarded on any other ports of the bridge
Example:
- A frame
received
on a non-blocked port
will:
- not be forwarded onto a blocked port
Example:
- A frame
received
on a blocked port:
- So logically speaking:
- A blocked port is detached (= disconnected) from the network !!!
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- Summary of the above concepts:
