Supplemental Note on Count-to-Infinity Induced Forwarding Loops in Ethernet Networks

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Cox, Alan L.
Elmeleegy, Khaled
Ng, T. S. Eugene
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2006
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Cox, Alan L., Elmeleegy, Khaled and Ng, T. S. Eugene. "Supplemental Note on Count-to-Infinity Induced Forwarding Loops in Ethernet Networks." (2006) http://hdl.handle.net/1911/96352.
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In this document, we show that the count to infinity behavior in the RSTP protocol can lead to a temporary forwarding loop in an Ethernet network.
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TR06-878
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