3 The Rapid Spanning Tree Library project contains a full implementation
4 of 802.1s as an library with API. There is two processes, using this
5 library: 'bridge' & 'mngr'. First simulates RSTP bridge behavior, second
6 is dedicated to link/unlink 'bridges' into virtual RSTP domain (VRSTPD).
7 Both 'bridge' & 'mngr' has its own simple CLI like language of commands;
8 these commands allow to manage the VRSTPD. There are tools to trace
9 state machine transitions and get traps about drastic changes.
11 Purpose: studying, debugging, development.
13 The library may be used in real bridges/routers while bounding to a real
14 system depending environment.
17 1. In one shell run 'mngr'
19 You will get prompt of 'mngr'; type '?' and get full help of
22 2. In another shell run bridge instance.
24 You will get prompt of 'bridge'; type '?' and get full help
25 of bridge management commands.
27 3. You may (and should) run a number of bridge instances, each in its
28 separate shell (this way you will be able manage them).
30 For example, if there were two bridge instances, you may see examples
31 of the dialog in files mngr.txt, B5055.txt and B5056.txt.
33 Note: prompt both of 'mngr' and of 'bridge' instance contains time stamp,
34 while all these process run onto the same computer, these time stamps