NETGEAR GS752TP, GS728TPP manual Rapid STP

GS752TP, GS728TP, and GS728TPP Gigabit Smart Switches

Table 14. CST Status Information.

Field	Description
Interface	Select a physical or port channel interface to configure. The port is
	associated with the VLANs associated with the CST.
Port Role	Each MST Bridge Port that is enabled is assigned a port role for each
	spanning tree. The port role can be one of the following values: Root,
	Designated, Alternate, Backup, Master, or Disabled.
Designated Root	Root bridge for the CST. It is made up using the bridge priority and the base
	MAC address of the bridge.
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.
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.
Edge Port	Indicates whether the port is enabled as an edge port. Possible values are
	Enabled and Disabled.
Point-to-point MAC	Derived value of the point-to-point status.
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.
Port Forwarding State	Displays the forwarding state of this port.

Rapid STP

Use the Rapid STP screen to view information about Rapid Spanning Tree (RSTP) port status.

To display the Rapid STP screen, select Switching > STP > Advanced > RSTP.

The following screen displays:

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