Verilink T1 Reference Manual page 104

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Filter By Broadcast
Addr Dest
Forward IP Frames
Only
Priority
Path Cost
State
Designated Root
Designated Cost
Designated Bridge
Forward
Transmissions
Input Frame
Output Frame
Input Discards
Address
Port
Status
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Filters broadcast messages received on this port, which reduces the load on
the WAN connection.
Setting this option to "Yes" specifies that only IP frames will be forwarded
and all other frames will be filtered.
Value of priority associated with this port. The lower the value, the higher the
priority.
Value of efficiency of the path to the port. A higher path cost indicates a
lower link.
If Enabled, reflects the state of the port. "Blocking" means there is no data
transfer between LANs. "Listening" means the frames received from this port
are filtered, but do not modify the Lookup Table. "Learning" means that
while the port continues to look at frames without participating in data
transfer, the frames received from the port will be used to update the Lookup
Table. "Forwarding" means the port participates fully in data transfer and the
frames received are used to update the Lookup Table.
MAC Address of the designated root of the spanning-tree topology.
Associated Path Cost to the route for this port.
Designated Bridge MAC Address.
Number of times this port has changed from any other state to a "Forwarding"
state.
Number of frames received.
Number of frames transmitted.
Number of frames discarded.
Figure 3.76
Bridge Lookup Table
MAC Address learned and included in the forwarding table.
Port where the MAC Address was learned.
How the address was included in the forwarding table. The two possibilities
include "Self" (the unit's own MAC address), and "Learned" (the unit-learned
MAC address is directly accessible by this port).

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