HP 1910 User Manual page 224

Figure 188 The port summary tab
Table 63 Field description
Field
[FORWARDING]
[LEARNING]
[DISCARDING]
[DOWN]
Port Protocol
Port Role
Port Priority
Port Cost(Legacy)
Desg. Bridge/Port
Port Edged
Description
The port is in forwarding state, so the port learns MAC addresses and
forwards user traffic.
The port is in learning state, so the port learns MAC addresses but does not
forward user traffic.
The port is in discarding state, so the port does not learn MAC addresses or
forward user traffic.
The port is down.
Whether STP is enabled on the port.
Port role, which can be Alternate, Backup, Root, Designated, Master, or
Disabled.
Port priority.
Path cost of the port. The field in the bracket indicates the standard used for
port path cost calculation, which can be legacy, dot1d-1998, or dot1t.
Config indicates the configured value, and Active indicates the actual value.
Designated bridge ID and port ID of the port
The port ID displayed is insignificant for a port that does not support port
priority.
Whether the port is an edge port:
•
Config—The configured value.
•
Active—The actual value.
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