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Spanning Tree Commands

spanning-tree cost

This command configures the spanning tree path cost for the specified interface. Use the no form
to restore the default auto-configuration mode.

Syntax

spanning-tree cost cost

no spanning-tree cost

cost - The path cost for the port. (Range: 0 for auto-configuration, 1-65535 for short path
cost method

7

, 1-200,000,000 for long path cost method)

Default Setting
By default, the system automatically detects the speed and duplex mode used on each port, and
configures the path cost according to the values shown below. Path cost “0” is used to indicate
auto-configuration mode. When the short path cost method is selected and the default path cost
recommended by the IEEE 8021w standard exceeds 65,535, the default is set to 65,535.

Command Mode
Interface Configuration (Ethernet, Port Channel)

Command Usage

This command is used by the Spanning Tree Algorithm to determine the best path between
devices. Therefore, lower values should be assigned to ports attached to faster media, and
higher values assigned to ports with slower media.

Path cost takes precedence over port priority.

When the path cost method (see

“spanning-tree pathcost method”

on page 334) is set to

short, the maximum value for path cost is 65,535.

Example

Console(config)#interface ethernet 1/5

Console(config-if)#spanning-tree cost 50

Console(config-if)#

TABLE 77

Recommended STA Path Cost Range

Port Type

Short Path Cost
(IEEE 802.1D-1998)

Long Path Cost
(802.1D-2004)

Ethernet

50-600

200,000-20,000,000

Fast Ethernet

10-60

20,000-2,000,000

Gigabit Ethernet

3-10

2,000-200,000

7. Use the command

“spanning-tree pathcost method”

on page 334 to set the path cost method.

TABLE 78

Default STA Path Costs

Port Type

Short Path Cost
(IEEE 802.1D-1998)

Long Path Cost
(802.1D-2004)

Ethernet 65,535

1,000,000

Fast Ethernet

65,535

100,000

Gigabit Ethernet

10,000

10,000