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Configuring Interface Settings for MSTP
You can configure the STA interface settings for an MST Instance using the MSTP
Port Configuration and MSTP Trunk Configuration pages.
Field Attributes
The following attributes are read-only and cannot be changed:
STA State – Displays current state of this port within the Spannin g Tree.
(See Displaying Interface Settings on page 10-10 for additional information.)
Discarding - Port receives STA configuration messages, but doe s not forwar d
packets.
Learning - Port has transmitted configuration messages for an inter val set by
the Forward Delay parameter without receiving contradictory information. Port
address table is cleared, and the port begins learning addresses.
Forwarding - Port f orwards pack ets, and con tinues learni ng addresses .
Trunk – Indicates if a port is a member of a trunk.
(STA Port Configuration only)
The following interface attributes can be configured:
MST Instance ID – Instance identifier to configure. (Rang e: 0-4094; Default: 0)
Priority – Defines the priority used for this port in the Spanning T ree Protoc ol. 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 activ e link in the Spanni ng Tree. This
makes a port with higher priority less lik ely to be blocke d if the Spann ing Tree

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Admin Status: Enabled
Role: designate
State: forwarding
External Admin Path Cost: 0
Internal Admin Path
C
ost:
0
External Oper Path Cost:
Internal Oper Path Cost:
Priority:
Designated Cost:
Designated Port:
Designated Root:
Designated Bridge:
Fast Forwarding:
Forward Transitions:
Admin Edge Port:
Oper Edge Port:
Admin Link Type:
Oper Link Type:
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Spanning Tree Status:
10000
10000
128
0
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32768.0.0000E8900000
32768.0.0000E8900000
Disabled
4
Disabled
Disabled
auto
Point-to-point
E
nabled
Spanning Tree Algorithm

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