Viewing the Current Spanning Tree Configuration
Device Control Menu Screens
7-15
Forward Delay
(in seconds)
The maximum time the root device will wait before
changing states (i.e., from listening to learning to
forwarding).
Hold Time
The minimum interval between the transmission of
consecutive Configuration BPDUs.
Designated Root
The priority and MAC address of the device in the spanning
tree that this switch has accepted as the root device.
Root Cost
The path cost from the root port on this switch to the root
device.
Root Port
The number of the port on this switch that is closest to the
root. This switch communicates with the root device
through this port. If there is no root port, then this switch
has been accepted as the root device of the spanning tree
network.
Configuration Changes
The number of times the spanning tree has been
reconfigured.
Topology Up Time
The time since the spanning tree was last reconfigured.
Parameter
Description
