Nortel Networks 40M2420 Switch User Manual


 
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Chapter 4: The Information Menu 40M2420, April 2007
State The state field shows the current state of the port. The state field can be either
Discarding (DISC), Learning (LRN), or Forwarding
(FWD).
Role The Role field shows the current role of this port in the Spanning Tree. The
port role can be one of the following: Designated (DESG), Root (ROOT),
Alternate (ALTN), Backup (BKUP), Disabled (DSB), Master (MAST), or
Unknown (UNK).
Designated
Bridge
The Designated Bridge shows information about the bridge connected to
each port, if applicable. Information includes the priority (hex) and MAC
address of the Designated Bridge.
Designated Port The port ID of the port on the Designated Bridge to which this port is con-
nected.
Type Type of link connected to the port, and whether the port is an edge port.
Link type values are AUTO, P2P, or SHARED.
Table 4-18 CIST Parameter Descriptions
Parameter Description