5.8.3 Displaying Bridge Information

The Bridge menu is used to display settings for the Spanning Tree Algorithm. For a more detailed description of how to use this algorithm, refer to “6.1.3 Spanning Tree Algorithm”.

MenuDescription

Spanning Tree Bridge Displays a full list of STA values used for the bridge.

Information

Spanning Tree Port

Displays a list of STA values used for each port, including status, designated cost,

Information

designated bridge, and designated port.

 

 

5.8.3.1 Viewing the Current Spanning Tree Information

The STA Bridge Information screen displays a summary of STA information for the overall bridge. To make any changes to these parameters, use the Bridge STA Configuration menu as described on 5.7.2 Using the Bridge Menu. The parameters shown in the following figure and table describe the current Bridge STA settings.

Parameter

Description

Priority

Device priority is used in selecting the root device, root port, and designated port. The

 

device with the highest priority becomes the STA root device. However, if all devices

 

have the same priority, the device with the lowest MAC address will then become the

 

root device.

Hello Time

The time interval (in seconds) at which the root device transmits a configuration

 

message.

Max Age

The maximum time (in seconds) a device can wait without receiving a configuration

 

message before attempting to reconfigure.

 

 

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