Port Priority On Link Aggregate Ports; Configuring Port Path Cost - Alcatel OmniSwitch 6600 Family Network Configuration Manual

Configuring Spanning Tree Parameters
STP or RSTP protocols are in use. See
mation.

Port Priority on Link Aggregate Ports

Physical ports that belong to a link aggregate do not participate in the Spanning Tree Algorithm. Instead,
the algorithm is applied to the aggregate logical link (virtual port) that represents a collection of physical
ports.
To change the port priority for a link aggregate, use the bridge slot/port priority commands described
above, but specify a link aggregate control number instead of a slot and port. For example, the following
command sets the priority for link aggregate 10 associated with VLAN 755 to 9:
-> bridge 755 10 priority 9
For more information about configuring an aggregate of ports, see
Aggregation," and Chapter 13, "Configuring Dynamic Link Aggregation."

Configuring Port Path Cost

The path cost value specifies the contribution of a port to the path cost towards the root bridge that
includes the port. The root path cost is the sum of all path costs along this same path and is the value
advertised in Configuration BPDU transmitted from active Spanning Tree ports. The lower the cost value,
the closer the switch is to the root.
Note that type of path cost value used depends on which path cost mode is active (automatic or 32-bit). If
the path cost mode is set to automatic, a 16-bit value is used when STP or RSTP is the active protocol and
a 32-bit value is used when MSTP is the active protocol. If the mode is set to 32-bit, then a 32-bit path
cost value is used regardless of which protocol is active. See
page 5-18 for more information.
If a 32-bit path cost value is in use and the path_cost is set to zero, the following IEEE 802.1s recom-
mended default path cost values based on link speed are used:
Link Speed
Recommended Value
10 MB
100 MB
1 GB
10 Gbps
Is a 16-bit path cost value is in use and the path_cost is set to zero, the following IEEE 802.1D recom-
mended default path cost values based on link speed are used:
Link Speed
Recommended Value
4 Mbps
10 Mbps
16 Mbps
100 Mbps
OmniSwitch 6600 Family Network Configuration Guide
Chapter 6, "Using 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree,"
IEEE 802.1D
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200,000
20,000
2,000
IEEE 802.1D
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100
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Configuring Spanning Tree Port Parameters
Chapter 12, "Configuring Static Link
"Configuring the Path Cost Mode" on
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