Dell PowerConnect B-RX Configuration Manual page 414

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IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
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STP port parameters
Port number and STP state
Displaying STP information for the specified Ethernet interface
To display the STP information for the specified Ethernet interface, enter the following command at
any level of the CLI.
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CLI display of detailed STP information for ports (Continued)
Displays...
The internal port number and the port's STP state.
The internal port number is one of the following:
•
•
The state can be one of the following:
•
•
•
•
•
NOTE: If the state is DISABLED, no further STP information is displayed
The port's interface number, if the port is the designated port for
the LAN.
The interface number of the designated port from the received
BPDU, if the interface is not the designated port for the LAN.
BLOCKING – STP has blocked Layer 2 traffic on this port to prevent
a loop. The device or VLAN can reach the root bridge using another
port, whose state is FORWARDING. When a port is in this state, the
port does not transmit or receive user frames, but the port does
continue to receive STP BPDUs.
DISABLED – The port is not participating in STP. This can occur
when the port is disconnected or STP is administratively disabled
on the port.
FORWARDING – STP is allowing the port to send and receive
frames.
LISTENING – STP is responding to a topology change and this port
is listening for a BPDU from neighboring bridges in order to
determine the new topology. No user frames are transmitted or
received during this state.
LEARNING – The port has passed through the LISTENING state and
will change to the BLOCKING or FORWARDING state, depending on
the results of STP's reconvergence. The port does not transmit or
receive user frames during this state. However, the device can
learn the MAC addresses of frames that the port receives during
this state and make corresponding entries in the MAC table.
for the port.
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