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Ports tab fields


Field Description
Stgld
STG identifier assigned to this port.
Priority
Value of the priority field contained in the first octet of the port ID. The other octet is given by the value of the "rcStgPort."
State
The current state of the port as defined by application of the "Spanning Tree Protocol." These are the instructions the port takes on a frame when it is received. If the bridge detects a port is malfunctioning, it will list it as "broken(6)." For ports that are disabled, the value is "disabled(1)."
EnableStp
Enables (True) or disables (False) the spanning tree of the port.
FastStart
When this is enabled (True), the port is move to forwarding or blocking state in 4 seconds.
PathCost
Contribution of the port to the pathcost of paths towards the spanning tree root, including the current port. 802.1D-1990 specifications recommends that the default of this parameter be in inverse proportion to the speed of the attached LAN.
DesignatedRoot
The unique "Bridge Identifier." This is recorded as Root in the configuration bridge PDUs transmitted by the Designated Bridge for the segment to which the port is attached.
DesignatedCost
Path cost of the Designated Port of the segment connected to the port. The value is compared to the Root Path Cost field in received bridge PDUs.
DesignatedBridge
Bridge identifier of the bridge that this port considers to be the Designated Bridge for this port's segment.
DesignatedPort
Port identifier of the port on the Designated Bridge for this port's segment.
ForwardTransitions
Number of times this port has transitioned from the learning state to the forwarding state.

See also

Status tab


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