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– Max Age (6-40) – Specifies the device Maximum Age Time. The Maximum Age Time is the
amount of time in seconds a bridge waits before sending configuration messages. The default
Maximum Age Time is 20 seconds.
– Forward Delay (4-30) – Specifies the device Forward Delay Time. The Forward Delay Time is the
amount of time in seconds a bridge remains in a listening and learning state before forwarding
packets. The default is 15 seconds.
– Bridge ID – Identifies the Bridge MAC address.
– Root Bridge ID –Identifies the Root Bridge MAC address.
– Root Port –Indicates the port number that offers the lowest cost path from this bridge to the Root
Bridge. This field is significant when the bridge is not the Root Bridge. The default is zero.
– Root Path Cost – The cost of the path from this bridge to the Root Bridge.
– Topology Changes Counts – Specifies the total amount of STP state changes that have occurred.
– Last Topology Change – Indicates the amount of time that has elapsed since the bridge was
initialized or reset, and the last topographic change that occurred. The time is displayed in a day-
hour-minute-second format, such as 2 days 5 hours 10 minutes and 4 seconds. The current root port
and current root cost display as zero when this device is not connected to the network.
– Interface – Indicates the port or LAG for which the STP information is displayed.
– STP Status – Enables or disables STP on the port.
– Fast Link – Indicates if Fast Link is enabled on the port. If Fast Link mode is enabled for a port,
the Port State is automatically placed in the Forwarding state when the port link is up. Fast Link
optimizes the STP protocol convergence. STP convergence can take 30-60 seconds. The possible
field values are:
– Enable – Indicates that Fast Link is enabled on the port.
– Disable – Indicates that Fast Link is disabled on the port.
– Port State – Displays the current STP state of a port. If enabled, the port state determines what
forwarding action is taken on traffic. Possible port states are:
– Learning – Indicates that the port is in learning state and is preparing to participate in packets
forwarding.
– Forwarding – Indicates that STP is enabled on the port, and the port is forwarding packets
based on the STP topology.
– Disabled – Indicates that STP is currently disabled on the port. The port forwards traffic while
learning MAC addresses.
– Blocking – Indicates that the port is currently blocked and cannot forward traffic or learn MAC
addresses. Blocking is displayed when STP is enabled.
– Speed – Indicates the speed at which the port is operating.
– Path Cost – Specifies the method used to assign default path cost to STP ports. The possible field
values are:
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