ZyXEL Communications RGS Series, User Manual

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Object Description
Port The switch port number of the corresponding STP CIST (and MSTI) port.
Path Cost Controls the path cost incurred by the port. The
Auto
setting will set the path cost as
appropriate by the physical link speed, using the 802.1D recommended values. Using
the
Specific
setting, a user-defined value can be entered. The path cost is used
when establishing the active topology of the network. Lower path cost ports are
chosen as forwarding ports in favor of higher path cost ports. Valid values are in the
range 1 to 200000000.
Priority
Controls the port priority. This can be used to control priority of ports having identical
port cost. (See above).