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4.5.3 Using the Bridge Menu
The Bridge menu is used to display or configure settings for the Spanning Tree Algorithm, as well as the
global bridge settings for GMRP (GARP Multicast Registration Protocol) and GVRP (GARP VLAN
Registration Protocol), traffic classes priority threshold, and address aging time.
The Spanning Tree Algorithm can be used to detect and disable network loops, and to provide backup
links between switches, bridges or routers. This allows the switch to interact with other bridging devices
(that is, an STA-compliant switch, bridge or router) in your network to ensure that only one route exists
between any two stations on the network, and provide backup links that automatically take over when a
primary link goes down. For a more detailed description of how to use this algorithm, refer to “Spanning
Tree Algorithm” on Chapter “Advanced Topics”.
Menu Description
Bridge Configuration Contains global bridge settings for STA (including bridge priority, hello time,
forward delay, maximum message age), GMRP, GVRP, traffic class priority
threshold, and address aging time.
Spanning Tree Port
Configuration
Contains STA settings for individual ports, including port priority, path cost, and
fast forwarding