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„RSTP Port Status

The information of the RSTP per Port and Trunk group shows in the RSTP Port Status table. The screen in Figure 4-29 appears.

			Figure 4-29RSTP Status screen
The page includes the following fields: table 4-12 description of the RSTP Port status.
	• Item		Description
	• Port/Group		Port or Link Aggregation group on which Rapid STP is enabled
	• VLAN Id		Port or Link Aggregation interfaces associated with VLANs associated with the
			Rapid Spanning Tree.
	• Path Cost		Cost of the port participating in the RSTP topology. Ports with a lower cost are
			less likely to be blocked if STP detects loops.
	• Edge Port		Indicates whether the port is enabled as an edge port. It takes the value "Yes" or
			"No".
	• P2p Port		The Point-to-Point operating state. This is the actual device port link type.
	• Protocol		Indicates the current spanning protocol on the ports.
	• Port State		The current port STP state. If enabled, the port state determines what forwarding
			action is taken on traffic. Possible port states are:
			• Disabled --The port link is currently down.
			• Blocking --The port is currently blocked and cannot be used to forward traffic
			or learn MAC addresses. Blocking is displayed when Classic STP
			is enabled.
			• Listening --The port is currently in the listening mode. The port cannot forward
			traffic nor can it learn MAC addresses.
			• Learning --The port is currently in the learning mode. The port cannot forward
			traffic however it can learn new MAC addresses.
			• Forwarding --The port is currently in the forwarding mode. The port can
			forward traffic and learn new MAC addresses.
			Table 4-12 Description of the RSTP Port status
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