GS716Tv2 and GS724Tv3 Software Administration Manual
Field | Description |
Interface | Select a physical or port channel interface to configure. The port is |
| associated with the VLAN(s) associated with the CST. |
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Port Role | Each MST Bridge Port that is enabled is assigned a Port Role for each |
| spanning tree. The port role will be one of the following values: Root Port, |
| Designated Port, Alternate Port, Backup Port, Master Port, or Disabled |
| Port. |
Designated Root | Root Bridge for the CST. It is made up using the bridge priority and the base |
| MAC address of the bridge. |
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Designated Cost | Displays cost of the port participating in the STP topology. Ports with a lower |
| cost are less likely to be blocked if STP detects loops. |
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Designated Bridge | Bridge Identifier of the bridge with the Designated Port. It is made up using |
| the bridge priority and the base MAC address of the bridge. |
Designated Port | Port Identifier on the Designated Bridge that offers the lowest cost to the |
| LAN. It is made up from the port priority and the interface number of the port. |
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Topology Change | Identifies whether the next BPDU to be transmitted for this port would have |
Acknowledge | the topology change acknowledgement flag set. It is either True or False. |
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Edge Port | Indicates whether the port is enabled as an edge port. Possible values are |
| Enabled or Disabled. |
Derived value of the | |
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CST Regional Root | Displays the bridge priority and base MAC address of the CST Regional |
| Root. |
CST Path Cost | Displays the path Cost to the CST tree Regional Root. |
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Port Forwarding State | Displays the Forwarding State of this port. |
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Click Refresh to update the information on the screen with the most current data.
Chapter 3: Configuring Switching Information 101
