Table 7-3
Port status
Port
Status
Description
Forwardi
ng
A port in the Forwarding state can send and receive BPDUs as well as forward
user traffic.
Learning
A port in the Learning state learns MAC addresses from user traffic to construct
a MAC address table.
In the Learning state, the port can send and receive BPDUs, but not forward user
traffic.
Discardin
g
A port in the Discarding state can only receive BPDUs.
There is no necessary link between the port status and the port role.
relationships between port roles and port status.
Table 7-4
Relationships between port roles and port status
Port
Status
Root Port/
Master Port
Designated
Port
Regional
Edge Port
Alternate
Port
Backup Port
Forwardi
ng
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Learning Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Discardi
ng
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
NOTE
Yes: The port supports this status.
No: The port does not support this status.
7.2.3 MST BPDUs
MSTP calculates spanning trees on the basis of Multiple Spanning Tree Bridge Protocol Data
Units (MST BPDUs). By transmitting MST BPDUs, spanning tree topologies are computed,
network topologies are maintained, and topology changes are conveyed.
shows differences between TCN BPDUs, configuration BPDUs defined by STP, RST
BPDUs defined by RSTP, and MST BPDUs defined by MSTP.
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