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INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL
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Root bridge Information
The column fields give the current bridge information for the switch.
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Bridge ID
: This field displays the bridge ID by showing the MAC address of this switch.
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Root Priority
: This field displays the numerical value indicating bridge priority of the switch.
Generally, the switch with the lowest numerical value in the network is set as the root bridge.
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Root Port
: This field indicates which port is connecting to the root bridge. When the switch is
set as the root bridge, the word
Root
shows here.
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Root Path Cost
: This field displays the path cost between the switch’s Root Port and the
designated port of the root bridge. Path cost is a value to each port typically based on rules
described as part of 802.1d. For the root bridge this is zero. For all other bridges, it is the sum
of the port path costs on the least cost path to the root bridge.
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Max Age
: Displays the configured aging time of the switch.
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Hello Time
: Displays the configured Hello Time.
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Forward Delay
: Displays the configured forward delay time.
Figure 72 – RSTP System Configuration interface
