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Chapter 11 Spanning Tree Protocol

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This screen is only available after you activate MSTP on the Switch.

Figure 58 Advanced Application > Spanning Tree Protocol: Status, MSTP

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 28 Advanced Application > Spanning Tree Protocol: Status, MSTP

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Configuration

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

CST

This section describes the Common Spanning Tree settings.

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.

Max Age (second)

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