STP and Loop Guard

Hi everyone, I've a question for you guys:
Please check this topology: http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/473/84d.gif
I've read that you must enable loop guard on every nondesignated port (root and alternate ports) to prevent unidirectional related loops. I understand the situation where switch C unblooks the AP port and cause a loop. But what if the link is not unidirectional, what if switch B has some problem and indeed switch C should forward traffic to the segment C-B? Is there a difference between the link going down (disconected)and just stop seeing BPDUs?
Also, why would anyone configure loop guard on a root port? If for example, SWC stops seeing BPDUs from SWA, what would loop guard do? put the port in a block state or it would recalculate its Root port (port to SWB) and put the port to SWA into a designated state (after not receiving BPDS from SWA)? I'm very confused, any help would be greatly apretiated.
Omar Montes

The assumption made by STP is that if a link is not able to transmit BPDU, it is down. So if there is bidirectional link failure, the case is natively handled by STP. If there is only unidirectional link failure, you could end up with a unidirectional loop (which is about as bad as a bidirectional loop;-))
Loopguard is relevant on each port that is supposed to continuously receive BPDU. If your root port stop receiving BPDU, STP will move it to designated and elect a new root port. This is ok if your old root port cannot receive and transmit traffic. However, if the link is unidirectional and the port does not get blocked by loopguard, you will have a loop through the old and the new root port (in one direction only, the old root port TX direction).
Configuring loopguard on a designated port will not cause any problem anyway, so in fact you can configure loopguard blindly on all the port.
The IEEE introduced a feature (the dispute mechanism) that works much better than loopguard in order to protect against unidirectional link failure. However, this mechanism requires an RSTP bpdu format. It is currently only implemented in MST on cisco switches (it will be soon available in rapid-pvst). No need to use loopguard with the latest MST code at least.
Regards,
Francois

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    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD3000Graphics          8.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC          1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.6.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight          170.2.3
    com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.0.33
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothUSBDFU          4.0.9f33
    com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport          4.0.9f33
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.3.1f2
    com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor          3.0.2d6
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU          2.0.2d0
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB          8.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl          3.2.11
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons          235.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyEventDriver          235.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard          235.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleIRController          320.15
    com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver          3.0.1
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.BootCache          34
    com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient          3.5.1
    com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          404
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          2.2.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleSDXC          1.2.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub          5.2.5
    com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet          3.2.5b3
    com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort          2.4.1
    com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331          602.15.22
    com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI          4.9.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI          5.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI          5.2.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM          1.6.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager          161.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons          1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleRTC          1.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleHPET          1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS          1.9
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC          1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC          1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient          196.0.0
    com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall          4.0.39
    com.apple.security.quarantine          2
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement          196.0.0
    com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          2.3.1f2
    com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily          1.8.9fc10
    com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib          1.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOSurface          86.0.3
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily          4.0.9f33
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltEDMSink          1.1.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltEDMSource          1.1.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPOutAdapter          1.8.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController          2.3.1f2
    com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily          2.3.1f2
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy          1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily          5.2.0d16
    com.apple.iokit.AppleBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport          4.0.9f33
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController          1.0.10d0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI          1.0.10d0
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP          2.2.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMC          3.1.4d2
    com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl          3.2.11
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert          1.0.4
    com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport          2.3.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily          2.3.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPInAdapter          1.8.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPAdapterFamily          1.8.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter          1.2.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch          235.7
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver          5.2.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub          5.2.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite          5.2.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice          3.5.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily          1.7
    com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily          1.7.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily          1.7.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI          2.5.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily          3.5.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltNHI          1.6.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOThunderboltFamily          2.1.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController          1.0.2b1
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient          5.2.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.2.1
    com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family          500.15
    com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily          3.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily          4.5.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily          5.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime          1.6.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily          1.8.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily          1.1
    com.apple.security.sandbox          220
    com.apple.kext.AppleMatch          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet          7
    com.apple.driver.DiskImages          344
    com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily          1.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore          28.21
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform          1.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.7.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4
    com.apple.kec.corecrypto          1.0
    Model: MacBookPro8,1, BootROM MBP81.0047.B27, 2 processors, Intel Core i5, 2.4 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 1.68f98
    Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000, Intel HD Graphics 3000, Built-In, 512 MB
    Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x0198, 0x393955353432382D3034302E413031472020
    Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x0198, 0x393955353432382D3034302E413031472020
    AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0xD6), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.81.22)
    Bluetooth: Version 4.0.9f33 10885, 2 service, 11 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
    Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1
    Serial ATA Device: Hitachi HTS545050B9A302, 500,11 GB
    Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8
    USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424  (SMSC), 0x2513, 0xfd100000 / 2
    USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0xfd110000 / 3
    USB Device: FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in), apple_vendor_id, 0x8509, 0xfa200000 / 3
    USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424  (SMSC), 0x2513, 0xfa100000 / 2
    USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub, 0x0a5c  (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 5
    USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x821a, 0xfa113000 / 7
    USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, apple_vendor_id, 0x0252, 0xfa120000 / 4
    Is there a hardware problem?
    thank you

    Before you upgrade, make sure all your software supports it based on post July, 25, 2012 reports on
    http://roaringapps.com/apps:table
    Reports prior to this date are unreliable, as they are likely with beta releases of Mountain Lion to developers. Other pitfalls to realize include:
    https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3761

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