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The following table describes the information displayed on the screen for each configured MST instance.

Table 16. MST Instance Information.

Field Description
Bridge Identifier The bridge identifier for the selected MST instance. It is made up using the bridge priority
and the base MAC address of the bridge.
Time Since
Topology
Change
Displays the total amount of time since the topology of the selected MST instance last
changed. The time is displayed in hour/minute/second format, for example, 5 hours, 10
minutes, and 4 seconds.
Topology
Change Count
Displays the total number of times topology has changed for the selected MST instance.
Topology
Change
Indicates whether a topology change is in progress on any port assigned to the selected
MST instance. The possible values are True and False.
Designated Root Displays the bridge identifier of the root bridge, which is made up from the bridge priority
and the base MAC address of the bridge.
Root Path Cost Displays the path cost to the designated root for this MST instance.
Root Port Indicates the port to access the designated root for this MST instance.