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Chapter 11 Spanning Tree Protocol

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11.5 Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol Status

Click Advanced Application > Spanning Tree Protocol in the navigation panel to display
the status screen as shown next. See

Section 11.1 on page 105

for more information on RSTP.

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

Figure 51 Advanced Application > Spanning Tree Protocol > Status: RSTP

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 28 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 the bridge priority plus the

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). See

Section 11.1.3 on page 106

for

information on port states.

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.