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How Root Bridge Is Elected? |
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Answer» The bridge ID is used to elect the root bridge in the STP domain. This ID is 8 bytes long and includes both the priority and the MAC address of the device. Switch with the lowest Bridge ID is elected as the Root bridge which MEANS Switch with the lowest priority will become Root Bridge if TWO or more switches have same priority than switch with lowest mac address will become Root Bridge. The bridge ID is used to elect the root bridge in the STP domain. This ID is 8 bytes long and includes both the priority and the MAC address of the device. Switch with the lowest Bridge ID is elected as the Root bridge which means Switch with the lowest priority will become Root Bridge if two or more switches have same priority than switch with lowest mac address will become Root Bridge. |
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