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Chapter 11 Spanning Tree Protocol

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Figure 56 Advanced Application > Spanning Tree Protocol: Status, RSTP

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

11.6 Configure Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol

To configure MSTP, click MSTP in the Advanced Application > Spanning Tree Protocol
screen. See

Section 11.1.4 on page 103

for more information on MSTP.

Table 26 Advanced Application > Spanning Tree Protocol: Status, RSTP

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Configuration

Click Configuration to specify which STP mode you want to activate. Click RSTP
to edit RSTP settings on the Switch.

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.

Forwarding Delay
(second)

This is the time (in seconds) the root switch will wait before changing states (that
is, listening to learning to forwarding).

Note: The listening state does not exist in RSTP.

Cost to Bridge

This is the path cost from the root port on this Switch to the root switch.

Port ID

This is the priority and number of the port on the Switch through which this Switch
must communicate with the root of the Spanning Tree.

Topology
Changed Times

This is the number of times the spanning tree has been reconfigured.

Time Since Last
Change

This is the time since the spanning tree was last reconfigured.