Cisco 350XG series Administration Manual page 280

Spanning Tree
RSTP Interface Settings
STEP 6
STEP 7
Cisco 350XG & 550XG Series 10G Stackable Managed Switches
Select an interface, and click Edit.
Enter the parameters:
• Interface—Set the interface, and specify the port or LAG where RSTP is to
be configured.
• Point to Point Administrative Status—Define the point-to-point link status.
Ports defined as Full Duplex are considered Point-to-Point port links.
Enable
- —This port is an RSTP edge port when this feature is enabled, and
is brought to Forwarding mode quickly (usually within 2 seconds).
Disable
- —The port is not considered point-to-point for RSTP purposes,
which means that STP works on it at regular speed, as opposed to high
speed.
Auto
- —Automatically determines the device status by using RSTP
BPDUs.
• Point to Point Operational Status—Displays the Point-to-Point operational
status if the Point to Point Administrative Status is set to Auto.
• Role—Displays the role of the port that was assigned by STP to provide STP
paths. The possible roles are:
- Root —Lowest cost path to forward packets to the Root Bridge.
Designated
-
LAN, which provides the lowest cost path from the LAN to the Root
Bridge.
Alternate
- —Provides an alternate path to the Root Bridge from the root
port.
Backup
- —Provides a backup path to the designated port path toward the
Spanning Tree leaves. This provides a configuration in which two ports
are connected in a loop by a point-to-point link. Backup ports are also
used when a LAN has two or more established connections to a shared
segment.
Disabled
- —The port is not participating in Spanning Tree.
• Mode—Displays the current Spanning Tree mode: Classic STP or RSTP.
• Fast Link Operational Status—Displays whether the Fast Link (Edge Port) is
enabled, disabled, or automatic for the interface. The values are:
Enabled
- —Fast Link is enabled.
—The interface through which the bridge is connected to the
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