STP Test Suite Data Sheet

Test Suite: STP Test Suite

Direction: Server

The Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) and its variants (Rapid STP, Multiple STP and Extended STP) are network layer (ISO-OSI Layer 3) protocols intended to provide a loop-free topology for bridged local area networks (LANs). STP is used almost exclusively in all local area networks. Since the proper functioning of the STP is vital to modern infrastructure and society, the dependability of STP implementations must be verified. STP Test suite is capable of testing STP implementations for security flaws and robustness problems.

Used specifications

Specification Title
IEEE 802.1Q-2014 802.1Q-2014 – IEEE Standard for Local and metropolitan area networksu002du002dBridges and Bridged Networks
IEEE 802.1D-1998 IEEE Standard for local and metropolitan area networks – Common specifications Part 3: Media Access Control (MAC) Bridges
IEEE 802.1D-2004 IEEE Standard for local and metropolitan area networks – Media Access Control (MAC) Bridges
IEEE 802.1Q-2003 IEEE Standard for local and metropolitan area networks – Virtual Bridged Local Area Networks
IEEE 802.1G-1998 IEEE Standard for local and metropolitan area networks – Common specifications Part 5: Media Access Control (MAC) bridging

Tool-specific information

Tested messages Notes Specifications
STP Config Hello Spanning Tree Configuration IEEE 802.1D-1998
STP TCN Topology change notification IEEE 802.1D-1998
STP Config TC Ack Topology change acknowledgment IEEE 802.1D-1998
RSTP Hello Rapid Spanning Tree IEEE 802.1D-2004
RSTP TC Topology change IEEE 802.1D-2004
RSTP TC Ack Topology change acknowledgment IEEE 802.1D-2004
MSTP Hello Multiple Spanning Tree IEEE 802.1Q-2014
MSTP TC Topology change IEEE 802.1Q-2014
MSTP TC Ack Topology change acknowledgment IEEE 802.1Q-2014
ESTP Config Hello Extended Spanning Tree Configuration IEEE 802.1G-1998
ESTP TCN Topology change notification IEEE 802.1G-1998
ESTP Config TC Topology change IEEE 802.1G-1998
ESTP Config TC Ack Topology change acknowledgment IEEE 802.1G-1998
Supported features Notes Specifications
Ethernet Transport over Ethernet IEEE 802.3
VLAN Support for VLAN tagging IEEE 802.1Q-2003
Configurable Easy to modify the default value of almost every field N/A