If a device running STP receives an RSTP configuration BPDU, it discards the BPDU.

The correct answer is A. TRUE. A device running Standard Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) is not compatible with Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) BPDUs and will discard them upon receipt. STP devices cannot interpret the additional RSTP fields, leading to discarded BPDUs.

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A device running Standard Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) is not compatible with Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) BPDUs and will discard them upon receipt. STP devices cannot interpret the additional RSTP fields, leading to discarded BPDUs.

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#STP#RSTP#BPDU compatibility#backward compatibility

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