HP 830 Series Configuration Manual page 186

Figure 165 The port summary tab
Table 59 Field description
Field
[FORWARDING]
[LEARNING]
[DISCARDING]
[DOWN]
Port Protocol
Port Role
Port Priority
Port Cost(Legacy)
Desg. Bridge/Port
Description
The port is in forwarding state, so the port learns MAC addresses and forwards
user traffic.
The port is in learning state, so the port learns MAC addresses but does not
forward user traffic.
The port is in discarding state, so the port does not learn MAC addresses or
forward user traffic.
The port is down.
Indicates whether STP is enabled on the port.
Role of the port, which can be Alternate, Backup, Root, Designated, Master, or
Disabled.
Priority of the port.
Path cost of the port. The field in the bracket indicates the standard used for port
path cost calculation, which can be legacy, dot1d-1998, or dot1t. Config
indicates the configured value, and Active indicates the actual value.
Designated bridge ID and port ID of the port.
The port ID displayed is insignificant for a port that does not support port priority.
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