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id='REI-00001' date='20120327' In an embodiment, aid='REI-00001' id='REI-00002' date='20120327' A id='REI-00002' method for supporting dynamic configuration changesid='REI-00003' date='20120327' ,includes:id='REI-00003' id='REI-00004' date='20120327' comprises id='REI-00004' receiving a message from a current root bridgeid='REI-00005' date='20120327' ;id='REI-00005' id='REI-00006' date='20120327' , id='REI-00006' comparing id='REI-00007' date='20120327' theid='REI-00007' id='REI-00008' date='20120327' a id='REI-00008' bridge media access control (MAC) address of a receiving port to id='REI-00009' date='20120327' theid='REI-00009' id='REI-00010' date='20120327' a id='REI-00010' bridge MAC address of the received messageid='REI-00011' date='20120327' ;id='REI-00011' id='REI-00012' date='20120327' , id='REI-00012' if the bridge MAC addresses are id='REI-00013' date='20120327' notid='REI-00013' the same, then comparing a current priority value id='REI-00014' date='20120327' toid='REI-00014' id='REI-00015' date='20120327' with id='REI-00015' a previous priority value of the current root bridgeid='REI-00016' date='20120327' ; if the current priority value is inferior, thenid='REI-00016' id='REI-00017' date='20120327' , id='REI-00017' determining if the id='REI-00018' date='20120327' portid='REI-00018' receiving id='REI-00019' date='20120327' the messageid='REI-00019' id='REI-00020' date='20120327' port id='REI-00020' is a qualified root portid='REI-00021' date='20120327' ;id='REI-00021' id='REI-00022' date='20120327' , id='REI-00022' and if the port is a qualified root port, then returning a superior designated message to id='REI-00023' date='20120327' permit each bridge toid='REI-00023' execute id='REI-00024' date='20120327' a rapid spanning tree calculation for use in a dynamic configuration changeid='REI-00024' id='REI-00025' date='20120327' an RSTP calculationid='REI-00025' .

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