Quiz 1

Identify the root bridge and the role of each port.

The root bridge is SW1 which has the lowest MAC address.

SW4's root port if G0/1 because the neighbor's bridgeID is lower.

Rapid STP is compatible with Classic STP. The interface(s) on the Rapid STP-enabled switch connected to the Classic STP-enabled switch will operate in Classic STP mode (timers, blocking -> listening -> learning -> forwarding process, etc).