User Manual for the NETGEAR 7300S Series Layer 3 Managed Switch Software
8-130 Switching Commands
202-10088-01, March 2005
Port Priority The priority for a particular port within the selected MST
instance.
Port Forwarding State
Current spanning tree state of this port
Port Role Each MST Bridge Port that is enabled is assigned a Port Role for
each spanning tree.
Port Path Cost
Configured value of the Internal Port Path Cost parameter
Designated Root The Identifier of the designated root for this port.
Designated Port Cost
Path Cost offered to the LAN by the Designated Port
Designated Bridge Bridge Identifier of the bridge with the Designated Port.
Designated Port Identifier Port on the Designated Bridge that offers the lowest cost to
the
LAN.
If 0 (defined as the default CIST ID) is passed as the <mstid>, then this command displays the
settings and parameters for a specific switch port within the common and internal spanning tree.
The <slot/port> is the desired switch port. In this case, the following are displayed.
Port Identifier The port identifier for this port within the CST.
Port Priority The priority of the port within the CST.
Port Forwarding State The forwarding state of the port within the CST.
Port Role The role of the specified interface within the CST.
Port Path Cost The configured path cost for the specified interface.
Designated Root Identifier of the designated root for this port within the CST.
Designated Port Cost Path Cost offered to the LAN by the Designated Port.
Designated Bridge The bridge containing the designated port
Designated Port Identifier Port on the Designated Bridge that offers the lowest cost to
the LAN
Topology Change Acknowledgement Value of flag in next Configuration Bridge Pro-
tocol Data Unit (BPDU) transmission indicating if a topology
change is in progress for this port.
Hello Time
The hello time in use for this port.
Edge Port The configured value indicating if this port is an edge port.
Edge Port Status The derived value of the edge port status. True if operating as an
edge port; false otherwise.