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MAC Address:
the MAC address of the root switch
Root Max Age:
the amount of time (in seconds) protocol information
received on a port is stored by the root switch
Root Hello Time:
how often the root switch broadcasts Hello
message to other switches
Root Forward Delay:
the amount of time a port will remain in the
listening and learning states before entering the forwarding state
Root Path Cost:
the path cost to the root switch from this switch
Root Port:
the port providing the best path from the switch to the root
switch
The Spanning Tree Bridge Configuration describes this switch
information in the spanning tree.
Priority:
the priority of this switch, default is 32768. The smaller this
value, the higher priority this switch has.
Max Age:
the amount of time (in seconds) protocol information
received on a port is stored by the root switch, the default value is 20
Hello Time:
how often the root switch broadcasts Hello message to
other switches, the default value is 2
Forward Delay:
the amount of time a port will remain in the listening
and learning states before entering the forwarding state, the default
value is 15
The Port Configuration describes those ports information in this switch in
the spanning tree.
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Priority: the port priority.
The smaller this value, the higher
priority this port has.
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Learning:
if you want to learn fast, check this checkbox
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State:
this state of this port. Each port on a switch using STP
exists in one of the following five states:
o
Listening
o
Learning
o
Forwarding
o
Blocking
o
Disabled
