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– Blocking — Indicates that the port is currently blocked and cannot forward traffic or learn
MAC addresses. Blocking is displayed when Classic STP is enabled.
– Role – Displays the port role assigned by the STP algorithm to provide to STP paths. The possible
field values are:
– Root – Provides the lowest cost path to forward packets to the root switch.
– Designated – The port or LAG through which the designated switch is attached to the LAN.
– Backup — Provides a backup path to the designated port path toward the Spanning Tree
leaves. Backup ports occur only when two ports are connected in a loop by a point-to-point
link, or when a LAN has two or more connections connected to a shared segment.
– Disabled — The port is not participating in the Spanning Tree.
– Mode — Displays the current STP mode. The STP mode is selected in the STP Properties Page.
The possible field values are:
– STP — Classic STP is enabled on the device.
– Rapid STP — Rapid STP is enabled on the device.
– Fast Link Operational Status — Indicates whether Fast Link is enabled or disabled for the port or
LAG. If Fast Link is enabled for a port, the port is automatically placed in the forwarding state.
– Point-to-Point Admin Status — Displays the point-to-point Admin state
– Point-to-Point Operational Status — Displays the point-to-point operating state.
– Activate Protocol Migration — Activates Protocol Migration. When activated, Link Control
Protocol (LCP) packets are sent to configure and test the data link.
To assign RSTP settings to an interface:
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