Configuring the WSM using Device Manager

Root cost comparison

Much like least-cost routing, root cost assigns lower cost values to high-bandwidth ports, such as Gigabit Ethernet, to encourage their use.

The objective is to use the fastest links so that the route with the lowest cost is chosen.

See also:

• Multiple spanning tree example--determining root cost
• Example--four-WSM topology with multiple spanning trees
• About Spanning Tree protocol
• VLANs and spanning tree protocol
• Understanding multiple spanning trees
• Why multiple Spanning Trees?
• Example--four-WSM topology with single spanning tree
• Configuring spanning tree protocol