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Bridge ID: RSTP Bridge ID of this Managed Switch in a specific VLAN. Bridge ID contains
two parts. In the illustration above, 32768 is the bridge’s system priority; whereas 00-06-19-
00-01-60 is the device’s MAC address. The switch with the lowest priority will be chosen as
a root bridge. If the switches have the same priority, the MAC address will be compared bit
by bit and the switch with the lowest MAC address becomes the root bridge.
Max Age Time: View-only field that shows max age setting of the Managed Switch in a
specific VLAN.
Hello Time: View-only field that shows hello time setting of the Managed Switch in a
specific VLAN.
Forward Delay: View-only field that shows forward delay time of the Managed Switch in a
specific VLAN.
Root ID: View-only field that shows the Root Bridge’s ID. “4096” is the Root Bridge’s priority.
“00-06-19-09-33-12” is the Root Bridge’s MAC address.
4.4.6.2 RSTP Port Status
RSTP Port Status allows users to view a list of all RSTP ports’ information. Select RSTP
Port Status from the RSTP Monitor menu and then the following screen page appears.
VLAN ID: View-only field that shows the VID of this port belongs to.
Path Cost: View-only field that shows the Path Cost of the port.
Edge Port: “Yes” is displayed if the port is the Edge port connecting to an end station and
does not receive BPDU.
P2p Port: “Yes” is displayed if the port link is connected to another STP device.
Protocol: View-only field that shows either RSTP or STP.
Role: View-only field that shows the Role of the port (Root, Designated or Blocked).
Port State: View-only field that shows the state of the port (Forward or Discard).