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ZyXEL Communications ZyXEL Dimension ES-2024 User Manual

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Dimension ES-2024 Ethernet Switch

Spanning Tree Protocol

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Figure 9-1 Spanning Tree Protocol: Status

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 9-3 Spanning Tree Protocol: Status

LABEL DESCRIPTION

Spanning Tree Protocol This field displays Running if STP is activated. Otherwise, it displays Down.

Bridge

Root refers to the base of the spanning tree (the root bridge). Our Bridge is this switch.
This switch may also be the root bridge.

Bridge ID

This is the unique identifier for this bridge, consisting of bridge priority plus MAC
address. This ID is the same for Root and Our Bridge if the switch is the root switch.

Hello Time (second)

This is the time interval (in seconds) at which the root switch transmits a configuration
message. The root bridge determines Hello Time, Max Age and Forwarding Delay

Max Age (second)

This is the maximum time (in seconds) a switch can wait without receiving a
configuration message before attempting to reconfigure.