Nortel Alteon OS 40M2420 Command Reference Manual page 90

Alteon OS Command Reference
Table 4-18 CIST Parameter Descriptions
Parameter
State
Role
Designated
Bridge
Designated Port
Type
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Description
The state field shows the current state of the port. The state field can be either
Discarding (DISC), Learning (LRN), or Forwarding
(FWD).
The Role field shows the current role of this port in the Spanning Tree. The
port role can be one of the following: Designated (DESG), Root (ROOT),
Alternate (ALTN), Backup (BKUP), Disabled (DSB), Master (MAST), or
Unknown (UNK).
The Designated Bridge shows information about the bridge connected to
each port, if applicable. Information includes the priority (hex) and MAC
address of the Designated Bridge.
The port ID of the port on the Designated Bridge to which this port is con-
nected.
Type of link connected to the port, and whether the port is an edge port.
Link type values are AUTO, P2P, or SHARED.
40M2420, April 2007