SMC Networks SMC6724L3 Management Manual page 138

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- Root Path Cost – The path cost from the root port on this switch to
the root device.
• Configuration Changes – The number of times the Spanning Tree has
been reconfigured.
• Last Topology Change – Time since the Spanning Tree was last
reconfigured.
These additional parameters are only displayed for the CLI:
• Spanning tree mode – Specifies the type of spanning tree used on this
switch:
- STP: Spanning Tree Protocol (IEEE 802.1D)
- RSTP: Rapid Spanning Tree (IEEE 802.1w)
• Priority – Bridge priority is used in selecting the root device, root port,
and designated port. The device with the highest priority becomes the
STA root device. However, if all devices have the same priority, the
device with the lowest MAC address will then become the root device.
• Root Hello Time – Interval (in seconds) at which this device transmits
a configuration message.
• Root Maximum Age – The maximum time (in seconds) this device can
wait without receiving a configuration message before attempting to
reconfigure. All device ports (except for designated ports) should receive
configuration messages at regular intervals. If the root port ages out STA
information (provided in the last configuration message), a new root port
is selected from among the device ports attached to the network.
(References to "ports" in this section means "interfaces," which includes
both ports and trunks.)
• Root Forward Delay – The maximum time (in seconds) this device will
wait before changing states (i.e., discarding to learning to forwarding).
This delay is required because every device must receive information
about topology changes before it starts to forward frames. In addition,
each port needs time to listen for conflicting information that would
make it return to a discarding state; otherwise, temporary data loops
might result.
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