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Multiple VLAN Spanning Tree

STP can be configured to operate in an environment with multiple VLANs

In Per-VLAN Spanning Tree (PVST) versions of STP, there is a root bridge elected for each spanning tree instance

If all ports on all switches are members of VLAN 1 (The Default), then there is only one spanning tree instance

This makes it possible to have different root bridges for different sets of VLANs. STP operates a separate instance of STP for each individual VLAN

Different Root Bridges