Asus GigaX2024SX - Manual (Page 125)

• Designated root – The priority and MAC address of the device in the Spanning
min Edge port,
dge Port – You can enable this option if an interface is attached to a
AN segment that is at the end of a bridged LAN or to an end node. Since end
the
quicker
convergence for devices such as workstations or servers, retains the current
forwarding database to reduce the amount of frame flooding required to rebuild
address tables during reconfiguration events, does not cause the spanning tree to
reconfigure when the interface changes state, and also overcomes other
STA-related timeout problems. However, remember that Edge Port should only
be enabled for ports connected to an end-node device.
• Admin Link Ty
- Point-to-Po
to a
, Port Information or STA Trunk Information.
Tree that this switch has accepted as the root device.
• Fast forwarding – This field provides the same information as Ad
and is only included for backward compatibility with earlier products.
• Admin E
L
nodes cannot cause forwarding loops, they can pass directly through to
spanning tree forwarding state. Specifying Edge Ports provides
pe – The link type attached to this interface.
int – A connection to exactly one other bridge.
- Shared – A connection to two or more bridges.
- Auto – The switch automatically determines if the interface is attached
point-to-point link or to shared media.
Web – Click Spanning Tree, STA
Figure 3-58. Displaying Spanning Tree Information
CLI – This example shows the STA attributes for port 5.
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