SpanTree is a rapid and efficient way for emulating the spanning tree algorithm, using UDP datagrams as messages exchanged among bridges.
You have just to write your configuration file and then run the program for discovering how network will be configured.
So far, the maximum number of bridges accepted is 5, the maximum number of different LANs is 12.

Each Bridge is represented by two characters and a number, each LAN by an unique capital letter.

Configuration file has to be written in the following way:

Bridge**|LAN-LAN-LAN
Bridge|**LAN-LAN-LAN

For instance, a valid configuration file could be:

B1|A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I-L-W
B2|A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I
B3|A-B-C-D-E-F

Clone the repository:

$ git clone --recursive [email protected]:lukesmolo/SpanTree.git

Compile the program:

$ make

Run the program:

$ ./main

SpanTree is my project for Networking undergraduate course in 2013, so I had to follow specific design choices (Italian only).

SpanTree is released under the GPLv2.

• accept more than 5 bridges and more than 12 LANs.