Point-to-Point Ports

To take advantage of the 802.1W features, ports on an 802.1W topology should be explicitly configured as point-to-point links using the CLI. Shared media should not be configured as point-to-point links.

Note: Configuring shared media or non-point-to-point links as point-to-point links could lead to Layer 2 loops.

The topology in the following figure is an example of shared media that should not be configured as point-to-point links. In this figure, a port on a bridge communicates or is connected to at least two ports.

Example of Shared Media