implementing switch in fpga

[hema]

hiii all,

Is it possible to implement spanning tree algorithm on
FPGA,if so how doesit find the shortest path.
regards,
hema

[Mike Treseler]

hema wrote:

> Is it possible to implement spanning tree algorithm on
> FPGA,

Anything is possible, but this would
be much easier to do in firmware.

Or buy some old routers on ebay.

> if so how does it find the shortest path.

> As specified in ieee 802.1

-- Mike Treseler