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Table 11: Parameters displayed in the output of the SHOW STP PORT command

Parameter

Meaning

 

 

Designated Port

The Port Identifier of the Designated Bridge through which

 

the Designated Bridge transmits Configuration BPDU

 

information stored by this port.

 

 

The spanning tree algorithm can be recalculated at any time, and all timers and counters be initialised, using the command:

RESET STP={stpnameALL}

To show STP counters, use the command:

SHOW STP[={stpnameALL}] COUNTER

Figure 16: Example output from the SHOW STP COUNTER command

STP Counters

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STP Name: default

 

 

 

Receive:

 

Transmit:

 

Total STP Packets

0

Total STP Packets

0

Configuration BPDU

0

Configuration BPDU

0

TCN BPDU

0

TCN BPDU

0

Invalid BPDU

0

 

 

Discarded:

 

 

 

Port Disabled

0

 

 

Invalid Protocol

0

 

 

Invalid Type

0

 

 

Invalid Message Age

0

 

 

Config BPDU length

0

 

 

TCN BPDU length

0

 

 

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Table 12: Parameters in the output of the SHOW STP COUNTER command

Parameter

Meaning

 

 

STP Name

The name of the STP.

 

 

Receive

STP packets received.

 

 

Total STP Packets

The total number of STP packets received. Valid STP

 

packets comprise Configuration BPDUs and Topology

 

Change Notification (TCN) BPDUs.

 

 

Configuration BPDU

The number of valid Configuration BPDUs received.

 

 

TCN BPDU

The number of valid Topology Change Notification BPDUs

 

received.

 

 

Invalid BPDU

The number of invalid STP packets received.

 

 

Transmit

STP packets transmitted.

 

 

Total STP packets

The total number of STP packets transmitted.

 

 

Configuration BPDU

The number of Configuration BPDUs transmitted.

 

 

TCN BPDU

The number of Topology Change Notification BPDUs

 

transmitted.

 

 

Discarded

STP packets discarded.

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C613-02013-00 specifications

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