Documentation/networking/bridge.rst

81   * Forwarding: The port is fully operational and forwards both BPDUs and
84     in the STP process. The data frames forwarding are also disabled.
115   6. Forwarding Ports: After the root bridge is selected and the spanning tree
117      be in the forwarding state (used for data traffic) and which should be in
119      all in the forwarding state. while other bridges have some ports in the
125      designated as the root port. And it is in the Forwarding state, allowing
129      are placed in the Forwarding state. All other ports on the non-root
177 it will start forwarding frames to appropriate destinations based on their
198 switch optimizes the forwarding of multicast traffic. Instead of blindly
204 default. It maintains a Multicast forwarding database (MDB) which keeps track
220 traffic forwarding is called the IGMP leave latency. A device configured
221 with IGMPv3 or MLDv2 and explicit tracking can immediately stop forwarding
242 networking functions like forwarding, filtering, and learning of Ethernet
319 be no trouble forwarding IPX, NetBEUI, IP, IPv6, etc.