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Figure 4-8-3:

After Applying the STA Rules

4.8.3 STP Parameters

STP Operation Levels

The Switch allows for two levels of operation: the switch level and the port level. The switch level forms a spanning tree

consisting of links between one or more switches. The port level constructs a spanning tree consisting of groups of one or

more ports. The STP operates in much the same way for both levels.

On the switch level, STP calculates the Bridge Identifier for each switch and then sets the Root

Bridge and the Designated Bridges.

On the port level, STP sets the Root Port and the Designated Ports.

The following are the user-configurable STP parameters for the switch level:

Parameter

Description

Default Value

Bridge Identifier(Not user

configurable

except by setting priority

below)

A combination of the User-set priority and

the switch’s MAC address.

The Bridge Identifier consists of two parts:

a 16-bit priority and a 48-bit Ethernet MAC

address 32768 + MAC.

32768

+

MAC

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