Configuring STP Port Parameters

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Type c to set the port path cost.

Enter the port path cost, then press Return. The STP port parameters are configured.

Table 7-2 Spanning Tree Port Configuration Menu Settings

Setting

Description

 

 

Port Number

The number of the port for which information is

 

displayed.

Port Status

The status of the port.

 

Enabled — the port is enabled and can receive and

 

forward packets.

 

Disabled — the port is disabled.

Port State

The current state of the port.

 

Disabled — the port is disabled and cannot forward

 

packets; it does not participate in STP operation.

 

Listening — the port is preparing to forward packets

 

but has been temporarily blocked to prevent loop.

 

During the Listening state, BPDUs are transmitted,

 

received, and processed. The port is included in STP

 

calculations.

 

Blocking — the port is not forwarding packets in order

 

to prevent more than one active path on the network.

 

The port is included in STP calculations, and BPDUs

 

can be received, and processed.

 

Learning — the port is preparing to forward packets

 

but has been temporarily blocked to prevent a loop.

 

During this state the switch learns the addresses of all

 

error-free packets. The port is included in STP

 

calculations and BPDUs can be transmitted, received,

 

and processed.

 

Forwarding — the port is able to forward received

 

packets. BPDUs can also be transmitted, received, and

 

processed.

Port MAC Address

The MAC address of the device connected to the port.

Port Priority

The priority of the port. By changing the priority, you

 

can make the port more or less likely to become the

 

Root Port.

Port Path Cost

The cost factor assigned to the port. The lower the

 

assigned port cost, the more likely the port is to be

 

accessed.

 

 

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