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10.Spanning Tree Protocol Configuration
The Spanning Tree Algorithm can be used to detect and disable network loops,
and to provide backup links between switches, bridges or routers. This allows the
switch to interact with other bridging devices (that is, an STA-compliant switch,
bridge or router) in your network to ensure that only one route exists between
any two stations on the network, and provide backup links which automatically
take over when a primary link goes down.
Managing Global Settings
Global settings apply to the entire switch.
Command Attributes
The following global attributes are fixed and cannot be changed:
> Bridge ID – The priority and MAC address of this device.
> Designated Root – The priority and MAC address of the device in the
Spanning Tree that this switch has accepted as 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.
> Root Path Cost – The path cost from the root port on this switch to the root
device.
> Configuration Changes – The number of times the Spanning Tree has been
reconfigured.
> Last Topology Change – The time since the Spanning Tree was last reconfig-
ured.
The following global attributes can be configured:
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