802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)
Syntax:
This command sets the priority for the specified port(s) for the IST (that is, Instance 0) of the region in which the switch resides. This priority is compared with the priorities of other ports in the IST to determine which port is the root port for the IST instance. The lower the priority value, the higher the priority. The IST root port (or trunk) in a region provides the path to connected regions for the traffic in VLANs assigned to the region’s IST instance.
The priority range for a port in a given MST instance is
For example, configuring “5” as the priority multiplier on a given port in the IST instance for a region creates an actual Priority setting of 80. Thus, after you specify the port priority multiplier for the IST instance, the switch displays the actual port priority (and not the multiplier) in the show
For example, configuring port A2 with a priority multiplier of “2” in the IST instance, results in this line in the show running output: