Dell PowerConnect 6024 User Manual page 268

Figure 7-20. Spanning Tree Global Settings
The Spanning Tree Global Settings page contains the following fields:
Spanning Tree State — Enables or disables STP, RSTP or MSTP on the device.
STP Operation Mode — The STP mode by which STP is enabled on the device. Possible field
values are: Classic STP, Rapid STP, and Multiple STP.
Path Cost Method — Specifies the method used to assign default path costs to STP ports. The
possible field values are:
Long — Path cost method with a range of 1-200,000,000.
Short — Path cost method with a range of 1-65,535. This is the default method.
The default path costs assigned to an interface vary according to the selected method:
Interface
LAG
1000 Mbps
100 Mbps
10 Mbps
BPDU Handling — Specifies BPDU packet handling when the spanning tree is disabled on an
interface. The possible field values are Filtering and Flooding. The default value is Flooding.
Priority (0-65535) — The bridge priority value. When switches or bridges are running STP, each
are assigned a priority. After exchanging BPDUs, the switch with the lowest priority value becomes
the root bridge. The default value is 32768.
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Configuring Switch Information
Long Short
20,000 4
20,000 4
200,000 19
2,000,000 100