Olicom 8605, 8600 manual Max Message Age, Forward Delay

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Max Message Age

Time at which the configuration message used by the spanning tree algorithm should be discarded. This time is advertised by the root and used by all devices and switches in the active topology of the spanning tree network.

Forward Delay

Time the root waits between transitions from listening to learning, and from learning to forwarding. This time is advertised by the root and used by all devices and switches in the active topology of the spanning tree network.

Port

Port number.

PId

Port ID that is used to determine the role of the port in the spanning tree. The port ID is expressed in the form port priority.port number.

PCst

Cost associated with each port. Lower numbers are generally assigned to ports attached to faster media (such as FDX or CrossLink), and higher numbers are generally assigned to ports attached to slower media (such as 2400-baud modem links).

PSts

Current status of this port within the spanning tree. Possible values are:

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DIS (Disabled)

BLK (Blocked)

LSN (Listening)

LRN (Learning)

FWD (Forwarding)

DWN (Down)

The rules that define the state of the port are as follows:

•A port on a network segment that contains no other switch or bridge is always forwarding.

•If two ports of the switch are connected to the same network segment and there is no other bridge or switch, the port with the lower ID is forwarding and the other is blocked.

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