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title: "Describe Spanning Tree Protocol Statements?"  
description: "Describe Spanning Tree Protocol Statements?"  
author: "Deepak Aiyappa"  
published: 2018-09-18  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/49870/describe-spanning-tree-protocol-statements  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["mac troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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#  Describe Spanning Tree Protocol Statements?

[Describe](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/158512/how-does-a-decision-tree-algorithm-work-describe-the-process-of-building-a-decision-tree) [Spanning Tree](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/49855/tell-me-what-is-root-port-in-spanning-tree-protocol) [Protocol](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/22805/what-do-you-mean-by-protocol) Statements?\
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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

**The Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)** is a Layer 2 network protocol that prevents network looping. STP was intended to solve the challenges that emerge when computers exchange data through redundant channels on a local area network (LAN). If traffic flow is not properly monitored and regulated, data can become stuck in a loop that cycles around network segments, degrading performance and bringing traffic to a standstill.


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