User’s Manual of WGSD-1022/WGSD-8000

Figure 4-49RSTP Port Settings screen

The page contains the following fields:

•Interface

•Role

•Mode

•Fast Link

•Port State

•Point-to-Point

Where displays the port or LAG on which Rapid STP is enabled.

Where indicates the port role assigned by the STP algorithm in order to provide to STP paths. The possible field values are:

•Root, where provides the lowest cost path to forward packets to root switch.

•Designated, where indicates that the port or LAG via which the designated switch is attached to the LAN.

•Alternate, which provides an alternate path to the root switch from the root interface.

•Backup, which provides a backup path to the designated port path toward the Spanning Tree leaves. Backup ports occur only when two ports are connected in a loop by a point-to-point link. Backup ports also occur when a LAN has two or more connections connected to a shared segment.

•Disabled, which indicates the port is not participating in the Spanning Tree.

Where indicates the current Spanning Tree mode. The Spanning Tree mode is selected in the Global STP screen. The possible field values are:

•Classic STP, which indicates that Classic STP is enabled on the device.

•Rapid STP, which indicates that Rapid STP is enabled on the device.

•Multiple STP, which indicates that Multiple STP is enabled on the device.

This indicates if Fast Link is enabled or disabled for the port or LAG. If Fast Link is enabled for a port, the port is automatically placed in the forwarding state.

Indicates if RSTP is enabled on the interface.

Indicates if a point-to-point links are established, or permits the device to establish a point-to-point link. The possible field values are:

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