Rapid Spanning Tree - D-Link DES-6300 User Manual

Modular L3 Ethernet Switch User's Guide
Figure 6- 78. Spanning Tree Extended Port Table window
The Spanning Tree Extended Port Table displays the following fields:
♦ Damp Enable – Indicates Damp Enable status.
♦ Damp Stable – Indicates Damp Stable status.
♦ Filter BPDU – Indicates whether Bridge Protocol Data Units are being filtered by the switch.
♦ BPDU Sent – The number of Bridge Protocol Data Units sent from the port.
♦ BPDU Received – The number of Bridge Protocol Data Units received on the port.

Rapid Spanning Tree

Rapid STP provides a faster re-configuration of network paths than regular STP. Bridges make their
forwarding assessments on both STP and Rapid STP paths.
The Rapid Spanning Tree menu option has the following menu options:
♦ Ports Table.
♦ Force Version Table.
Rapid STP Port Table
The Rapid STP Port Table contains information about the STP state on ports and VLANs.
To display the Rapid STP Port Table:
♦ Select Bridge > Rapid Spanning Tree > Ports Table. The Rapid STP Port Table opens:
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