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Figure 5-8-1 The STP upper page

If you want to participate in spanning tree, have the "Enable
Spanning Tree Protocol
" checkbox selected.
The Current Spanning Tree Root describes the unique root switch
information for the instance of spanning tree.

MAC Address: the MAC address of the root switch
Root Max Age: the amount of time (in seconds) protocol information
received on a port is stored by the root switch

Root Hello Time: how often the root switch broadcasts Hello
message to other switches

Root Forward Delay: the amount of time a port will remain in the
listening and learning states before entering the forwarding state

Root Path Cost: the path cost to the root switch from this switch
Root Port: the port providing the best path from the switch to the root
switch

The Spanning Tree Bridge Configuration describes this switch
information in the spanning tree.

Priority: the priority of this switch, default is 32768. The smaller this
value, the higher priority this switch has.

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