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The page contains the following fields:
•
Interface
• Role
• Mode
• Fast Link
• Port State
• Point-to-Point
Admin Status
• Point-to-Point Oper
Status
Where displays the port or LAG on which Rapid STP is enabled.
Where indicates the port role assigned by the STP algorithm in order
to provide to STP paths. The possible field values are:
• Root, where provides the lowest cost path to forward packets to
root switch.
• Designated, where indicates that the port or LAG via which the
designated switch is attached to the LAN.
• Alternate, which provides an alternate path to the root switch
from the root interface.
• Backup
, which provides a backup path to the designated port
path toward the Spanning Tree leaves. Backup ports occur only
when two ports are connected in a loop by a point-to-point link.
Backup ports also occur when a LAN has two or more
connections connected to a shared segment.
•
Disabled, which indicates the port is not participating in the
Spanning Tree.
Where indicates the current Spanning Tree mode. The Spanning Tree
mode is selected in the Global STP screen. The possible field values
are:
• Classic STP, which indicates that Classic STP is enabled on the
device.
• Rapid STP, which indicates that Rapid STP is enabled on the
device.
• Multiple STP, which indicates that Multiple STP is enabled on
the device.
This indicates if Fast Link is enabled or disabled for the port or LAG. If
Fast Link is enabled for a port, the port is automatically placed in the
forwarding state.
Indicates if RSTP is enabled on the interface.
Indicates if a point-to-point links are established, or permits the device
to establis
h a point-to-point link. The possible field values are:
• Auto. Point-to-point links are automatically established by the
device.
•
Enabled, enables the device to establish a point-to-point link.
•
Disabled, where dis
Ind
icates the Point-to-Point operating state. To run a migra
press
Activate next to the A
test sends Link Control Protocol (LCP) packets to test if a data link is
enabled.
ables point-to-point link.
ctivate Protocol Migration Test field. The
tion test,
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