Cabletron Systems NB30, User Manual

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USING BRIDGE MANAGEMENT OPTIONS
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5.5.2.2 Bridge Port Parameters Screen Fields
Port Priority:
Displays the part of the port identifier which is used with the Spanning
Tree Algorithm when determining which port in a LAN segment has
priority. This information can be edited to change topology if needed.
Uptime:
Displays the time that has elapsed, in seconds, since the individual port
was last reset or initialized.
Port State:
Indicates whether the indicated port is disabled, listening, learning,
forwarding, or blocking.
Path Cost:
Displays the contributory cost of the applicable port to the overall cost of
the path, when the indicated port is the port on the bridge closest to the
root (the root port).
A change to this parameter can be made to effect a needed change in path
cost and bridge topology.
Designated Root:
Displays the unique bridge identifier of the bridge that is assumed to be
the root bridge on the network.
Designated Cost:
Displays the cost of the path of this port to the root bridge on the network.
Designated Bridge:
Displays the network address of the bridge that is assumed to be the root
bridge on the network.
Designated Port:
Displays port identifier information for the bridge port that is assumed to
be the designated port.