Configuring the Switch

 

 

 

Parameter

Default

Description

 

 

 

Fast forwarding mode of

ENABLED

Allows you to enable or disable fast forwarding for all

all ports

 

ports on the switch.

Type

 

Shows the port type as 1000SX (1000Base-SX).

Priority

128

Defines the priority for the use of a port in the STA

 

 

algorithm. If the path cost for all ports on a switch are the

 

 

same, the port with the highest priority (i.e., lowest

 

 

value) will be configured as an active link in the spanning

 

 

tree. When more than one port is assigned the highest

 

 

priority, the port with lowest numeric identifier will be

 

 

enabled.

 

 

The range is 0 - 255.

(Path) Cost

100/19/4

This parameter is used by the STA algorithm to

 

 

determine the best path between devices. Therefore,

 

 

lower values should be assigned to ports attached to

 

 

faster media, and higher values assigned to ports with

 

 

slower media.

 

 

(Path cost takes precedence over port priority.)

 

 

The default and recommended range is:

 

 

Ethernet: 100 (50~600)

 

 

Fast Ethernet: 19 (10~60)

 

 

Gigabit Ethernet: 4 (3~10)

 

 

The full range is 0 - 65535.

FastForwarding

ENABLED

This parameter is used to enable/disable the Fast

 

 

Spanning Tree mode for the port. In this mode, ports

 

 

skip the Blocked, Listening and Learning states and

 

 

proceed straight to Forwarding.

 

 

FastForwarding enables end-node workstations and

 

 

servers to overcome time-out problems when the

 

 

Spanning Tree Algorithm is implemented in a network.

 

 

Therefore, FastForwarding should only be enabled for

 

 

ports that are connected to an end-node device.

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Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions 8008 manual Fast forwarding mode

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