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Radia Joy Perlman came up with a brilliant solution in just a few days to make computer networks both larger and more reliable. She created #STP, which allows networks to have backup paths for safety, but turns off any extra paths that could cause a loop. This leaves just one clear, active path for data to travel between any two points on the network. Perlman even wrote a short #poem, called "Algorhyme," to explain how STP works: 🤩 I think that I shall never see A graph more lovely than a tree. A tree whose crucial property Is loop-free connectivity. A tree which must be sure to span So packets can reach every LAN. First the root must be selected. By ID it is elected. Least cost paths from root are traced. In the tree these paths are placed. A mesh is made by folks like me Then bridges find a spanning tree. — #Radia_Joy_Perlman 2/2 Fin #CelebratingWomen #Poetry #Computer_Science