Spanning Tree Protocol

Current STP Settings

The following settings are displayed in the Spanning Tree Port Configuration menu screen, as shown in Figure 5-2.

Setting

Description

 

 

STP Status

Whether spanning tree protocol is currently enabled or disabled.

 

 

Bridge ID

The Bridge Identifier of this bridge. The first part of the Bridge ID

 

is the Bridge Priority. (If the Bridge ID is shown as 8000

 

000094EE5080, the 8000 is the Bridge Priority. The remainder is

 

the MAC address of this bridge, which cannot be changed.).

 

 

Designated Root

The Bridge Identifier of the bridge that is currently the root bridge

 

for the spanning tree.

 

 

Root Port

The port this bridge will use to forward traffic to the root. If this

 

bridge is the root, the root port will be 0.

 

 

Root Path Cost

The cost as calculated by the spanning tree for messages to reach

 

the root. If this bridge is the root, the cost will be 0.

 

 

Hello Time

The value of the timer currently being used by the bridge.

 

 

Maximum Age

The value of the maximum age timer currently being used.

 

 

Forward Delay

The value of the forward delay timer currently being used.

 

 

Bridge Hello Time

The value that will be used by the spanning tree if this bridge

 

becomes the root bridge.

 

 

Bridge Maximum Age

The value that will be used by the spanning tree if this bridge

 

becomes the root bridge.

 

 

Bridge Forward Delay

The value that will be used by the spanning tree if this bridge

 

becomes the root bridge.

 

 

Spanning Tree Port Configuration

To set the Port Priority and Port Path Cost values for STP, access the Spanning Tree Port Configuration menu shown in Figure 5-2 by typing p in the Spanning Tree Configuration menu.

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