Displaying Interface Settings for STA
Figure 117: Configuring Interface Settings for STA
Use the Spanning Tree > STA (Configure Interface - Show Information) page to
display the current status of ports or trunks in the Spanning Tree.
Parameters
These parameters are displayed:
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Spanning Tree – Shows if STA has been enabled on this interface.
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BPDU Flooding – Shows if BPDUs will be flooded to other ports when
spanning tree is disabled globally on the switch or disabled on a specific port.
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STA Status – Displays current state of this port within the Spanning Tree:
Discarding - Port receives STA configuration messages, but does not
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forward packets.
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Learning - Port has transmitted configuration messages for an interval set
by the Forward Delay parameter without receiving contradictory
information. Port address table is cleared, and the port begins learning
addresses.
Forwarding - Port forwards packets, and continues learning addresses.
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