Chapter 6 Advanced Application Configurations
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6.3 Spanning Tree Protocol
To view the STP status in the different STP modes (RSTP, or MSTP) you can configure on the Switch.
Figure 19
Spanning Tree Protocol Status Screen
The following table describes the fields in this screen.
Port
This field displays the port where the MAC address shown in the next field will be
forwarded.
Status
This field displays the type of the MAC address.
Delete
Click
Delete
to remove the entry from the summary table.
Table 11
MAC Address Forwarding Screen
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Table 12
Spanning Tree Protocol Status Screen
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Configuration
Open global spanning tree configurations.
Global Spanning Tree This field displays the status of Global Spanning Tree.
Our Bridge ID
Our Bridge
is this switch. This Switch may also be the root bridge.
This is the unique identifier for this bridge, consisting of bridge priority plus MAC
address.
This ID is the same for Root and Our Bridge if the Switch is the root switch.
Root Bridge ID
Root
refers to the base of the spanning tree (the root bridge).
This is the unique identifier for this bridge, consisting of bridge priority plus MAC
address.
This ID is the same for Root and Our Bridge if the Switch is the root switch.
Root Path Cost
It is the cost of transmitting a frame to a LAN through that port.