Intel AXXSW1GB Switch User Manual


 
94 Intel® Gigabit Ethernet Switch AXXSW1GB User Guide
Role — Displays the port role assigned by the STP algorithm to provide to STP paths.
The possible field values are:
Root — Provides the lowest cost path to forward packets to the root switch.
Designated — The port or LAG through which the designated switch is attached
to the LAN.
Alternate — Provides an alternate path to the root switch from the root interface.
Backup — Provides a backup path to the designated port path toward the
Spanning Tree leaves. Backup ports occur only when two ports are connected in
a loop by a point-to-point link, or when a LAN has two or more connections
connected to a shared segment.
Disabled — The port is not participating in the Spanning Tree.
Mode—Displays the current STP mode. The STP mode is selected in the Rapid STP
Page. The possible field values are:
STP — Classic STP is enabled on the device.
Rapid STP — Rapid STP is enabled on the device.
Multiple STP — Multiple STP is enabled on the device.
Fast Link Operational Status — Indicates whether Fast Link is enabled or disabled
for the port or LAG. If Fast Link is enabled for a port, the port is automatically placed
in the forwarding state.
Port Status — Displays the current RSTP state of a port. If enabled, the port state
determines what forwarding action is taken on traffic. Possible port states are:
—Forwarding — Indicates that the port can forward traffic or learn MAC
addresses.
Disabled — Indicates that STP is currently disabled on the port. The port
forwards traffic while learning MAC addresses.
Discarding Indicates that the port is currently blocked and cannot
forward traffic or learn MAC addresses
Point-to-Point Operational Status — Displays the point-to-point operating state.
Activate Protocol Migration — Indicates whether sending Link Control Protocol
(LCP) packets to configure and test the data link is enabled.