Transparent Bridges Design goals >)Self-configuring without hardware or software changes ))Bridge do not impact the operation of the individual lans Three parts to making bridges transparent: 1)Forwarding frames 2)Learning addresses/host locations 3)Spanning tree algorithm7 Transparent Bridges Design goals: » Self-configuring without hardware or software changes » Bridge do not impact the operation of the individual LANs Three parts to making bridges transparent: 1) Forwarding frames 2) Learning addresses/host locations 3) Spanning tree algorithm 7