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Consider the diagram shown below where a number of LANs are connected by (transparent) bridges. In order to avoid packets looping through circuits in the graph, the bridges organize themselves in a spanning tree. First, the root bridge is identified as the bridge with the least serial number. Next, the root sends out (one or more) data units to enable the setting up of the spanning tree of shortest paths from the root bridge to each bridge.
Each bridge identifies a port (the root port) through which it will forward frames to the root bridge. Port conflicts are always resolved in favour of the port with the lower index value. When there is a possibility of multiple bridges forwarding to the same LAN (but not through the root port), ties are broken as follows: bridges closest to the root get preference and between such bridges, the one with the lowest serial number is preferred.
For the given connection of LANs by bridges, which one of the following choices represents the depth first traversal of the spanning tree of bridges?
Correct Answer: C
B5 is connected to port 1 of B1 so B5 will be traversed after B1.
Port1 of B5 is connected to port1 of B2 and port2 of B3.
B2 is connected with lower index port so B2 is traversed next.
Port 2 Both B3 and B4 is connected with port1 of B2, but B3 is Closer to root so B3 will be traversed next.
Depth First traversal is B1, B5, B2, B3, B4.