Netgear GS716Tv2 GS716Tv2/GS724Tv3 Software Admin Manual - Page 88

GS716Tv2 and GS724Tv3 Software Administration Manual Table 3-14. Spanning Tree CST Port Status Fields Field Description Interface Port Role Designated Root Designated Cost Designated Bridge Designated Port Select a physical or port channel interface to configure. The port is associated with the VLAN(s) associated with the CST. Each MST Bridge Port that is enabled is assigned a Port Role for each spanning tree. The port role will be one of the following values: Root Port, Designated Port, Alternate Port, Backup Port, Master Port, or Disabled Port. Root Bridge for the CST. It is made up using the bridge priority and the base MAC address of the bridge. Displays cost of the port participating in the STP topology. Ports with a lower cost are less likely to be blocked if STP detects loops. Bridge Identifier of the bridge with the Designated Port. It is made up using the bridge priority and the base MAC address of the bridge. Port Identifier on the Designated Bridge that offers the lowest cost to the LAN. It is made up from the port priority and the interface number of the port. Topology Change Acknowledge Edge Port Point-to-point MAC Identifies whether the next BPDU to be transmitted for this port would have the topology change acknowledgement flag set. It is either "True" or "False". Indicates whether the port is enabled as an edge port. Possible values are Enabled or Disabled. Derived value of the point-to-point status. CST Regional Root Shows the bridge priority and base MAC address of the CST Regional Root. CST Path Cost Port Forwarding State Shows the path Cost to the CST tree Regional Root. Displays the Forwarding State of this port. 2. Click Refresh to update the information on the screen with the most current data. Rapid STP Configuration Use the Rapid Spanning Tree Configuration page to configure Rapid Spanning Tree (RSTP) on the switch. To display the Rapid STP Configuration page: 3-24 v1.0, July 2009 Configuring Switching Information