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Table 62 Field description

Field	Description
[FORWARDING]	The port is in forwarding state, so the port learns MAC addresses and
	forwards user traffic.
[LEARNING]	The port is in learning state, so the port learns MAC addresses but does not
	forward user traffic.
[DISCARDING]	The port is in discarding state, so the port does not learn MAC addresses or
	forward user traffic.
[DOWN]	The port is down.
Port Protocol	Whether STP is enabled on the port.
Port Role	Role of the port, which can be Alternate, Backup, Root, Designated, Master,
	or Disabled.
Port Priority	Priority of the port.
	Path cost of the port. The field in the bracket indicates the standard used for
Port Cost(Legacy)	port path cost calculation, which can be legacy, dot1d-1998, or dot1t.
	Config indicates the configured value, and Active indicates the actual value.
	Designated bridge ID and port ID of the port.
Desg. Bridge/Port	The port ID displayed is insignificant for a port that does not support port
	priority.
	Whether the port is an edge port:
Port Edged	•	Config—The configured value.
	• Active—The actual value.
	Whether the port is connected to a point-to-point link:
Point-to-point	•	Config—The configured value.
	• Active—The actual value.
Transmit Limit	Maximum number of packets sent within each Hello time.
	Protection type on the port:
	•	Root—Root guard.
Protection Type	•	Loop—Loop guard.
	•	BPDU—BPDU guard.
	•	None—No protection.
	Format of the MST BPDUs that the port can send, which can be legacy or
MST BPDU Format	802.1s. Config indicates the configured value, and Active indicates the
	actual value.
Port Config-	Whether digest snooping is enabled on the port.
Digest-Snooping
Rapid transition	Whether the current port rapidly transits to the forwarding state.
Num of Vlans Mapped	Number of VLANs mapped to the current MSTI.

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