802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)
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Assigns an individual port cost that the switch uses to determine which ports are forwarding ports in a given spanning tree. In the default configuration ( auto ) the switch determines a port’s path cost by the port’s type:
–10 Mbps: 2000000
–100 Mbps: 200000
–1 Gbps: 20000
Refer to “Note on Path Cost” on page
This parameter informs the switch of the type of device to which a specific port connects.
Auto: Causes the switch to set
priority < 0..15 >
MSTP uses this parameter to determine the port(s) to use for forwarding. The port with the lowest priority number has the highest priority. The range is 0 to 240, and is configured by specifying a multiplier in the range of 0 -
15.For example, to enter a priority of 64 you would configure Priority with a multiplier of 4; that is, (4 x 16 = 64). Thus, the displayed default setting of 128 is derived from the default multiplier of 8. When you use the show