What descendant of the Spanning Tree Protocol is defined by the IEEE 802.1W standard, and can detect as well as correct for link failures in milliseconds?
A) Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links (TRILL)
B) Shortest Path Bridging (SPB)
C) Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)
D) Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)

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The Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) is defined by the IEEE 802.1W standard and is an improvement over the original Spanning Tree Protocol (STP). RSTP provides faster convergence in the network by detecting and correcting link failures in milliseconds. It is widely used in modern networks to avoid network outages and improve network performance. TRILL, SPB, and MSTP are other protocols but they are not direct descendants of the original Spanning Tree Protocol, nor do they offer the same fast convergence as RSTP. Therefore, the best choice is RSTP (C).

What Descendant of the Spanning Tree Protocol Is Defined by the IEEE