A network loop can occur due to: ✅ Redundant Cable Connections – Multiple physical links between switches. ✅ Disabled or Misconfigured Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) – STP prevents loops by blocking redundant paths, but if it's disabled or misconfigured, loops can form. Switching loops occur when network switches are connected together in such a way that network traffic loops around infinitely instead of traversing the hops needed to travel from source to destination. They are a thorn in the side of any network administrator. Other ways would also include storm. The problem happening is that the core switch is disabling one uplink configured as a lag to one of the edge cabinets, when viewing the logs on the core, i found the below : LOOP DETECTION: VLAN 102, port lg110 detect, putting into err-disable state after disabling, reenabling the lag ports on the. This document provides reference architectures for configuring networks for small campuses, large campuses, small software-defined (SD) branches, medium SD-branches, and large SD-branches. “Campus” covers a wide range of networks and locations, from multiple floors in an office tower to a. A network loop occurs when redundant connections between switches cause data packets to endlessly circulate, suitable to broadcast storms, high CPU usage, and network congestion. This waiting period, typically 45 seconds, is long enough that.