Table 23 STP Port States
PORT STATE DESCRIPTION
Learning
Forwarding
11.2 Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol Status
Use this screen to view RSTP settings, see
RSTP. Click Spanning Tree Protocol in the Advanced Application, Spanning Tree
Protocol screen.
Figure 45 Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol: Status
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 24 Spanning Tree Protocol: Status
LABEL
Rapid Spanning
Tree Protocol
Configuration
Bridge
Bridge ID
Hello Time
(second)
Max Age (second)
Chapter 11 Spanning Tree Protocol
All BPDUs are received and processed. Information frames are submitted to the
learning process but not forwarded.
All BPDUs are received and processed. All information frames are received and
forwarded.
DESCRIPTION
This field displays Running if STP is activated. Otherwise, it displays Down.
Click Configuration to configure STP settings. Refer to
Root refers to the base of the spanning tree (the root bridge). Our Bridge is this
switch. This switch may also be the root bridge.
This is the unique identifier for this bridge, consisting of bridge priority plus MAC
address. This ID is the same for Root and Our Bridge if the switch is the root
switch.
This is the time interval (in seconds) at which the root switch transmits a
configuration message. The root bridge determines Hello Time, Max Age and
Forwarding Delay
This is the maximum time (in seconds) a switch can wait without receiving a
configuration message before attempting to reconfigure.
Section 11.1 on page 105
ES-2048 User's Guide
for more information on
Section 11.3 on page
108.
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