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Table 24  Common Internal Spanning Tree parameter descriptions 
Parameter Description 
MaxAge 
 
The maximum age parameter specifies, in seconds, the maximum time the bridge 
waits without receiving a configuration bridge protocol data unit before it 
reconfigures the STP network.  
FwdDel  The forward delay parameter specifies, in seconds, the amount of time that a bridge 
port has to wait before it changes from learning state to forwarding state.  
Hops  Shows the maximum number of bridge hops allowed before a packet is dropped.   
Priority (port) 
 
The port priority parameter helps determine which bridge port becomes the 
designated port. In a network topology that has multiple bridge ports connected to a 
single segment, the port with the lowest port priority becomes the designated port for 
the segment. 
Cost 
 
The port path cost parameter is used to help determine the designated port for a 
segment. Generally speaking, the faster the port, the lower the path cost. A setting of 
zero (0) indicates that the cost will be set to the appropriate default after the link 
speed has been auto-negotiated.  
State 
 
Shows the current state of the port. The state field can be one of the following: 
Discarding (DISC), Learning (LRN), Forwarding (FWD), or 
Disabled (DSB). 
Role  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), 
Master (MAST), or Unknown (UNK). 
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 connected. 
Information includes the port priority (hex) and the port number (hex).  
Hello 
 
The hello time parameter specifies, in seconds, how often the root bridge transmits a 
configuration bridge protocol data unit (BPDU). Any bridge that is not the root bridge 
uses the root bridge hello value.  
Type  Type of link connected to the port, and whether the port is an edge port. Link type 
values are AUTO, P2P, or SHARED. 
 
Trunk group information 
Command: /info/l2/trunk 
Trunk group 1, Enabled 
port state: 
  17: STG  1 forwarding 
  18: STG  1 forwarding 
 
When trunk groups are configured, you can view the state of each port in the various trunk groups.  
 
NOTE:  If Spanning Tree Protocol on any port in the trunk group is set to forwarding, the remaining ports in the 
trunk group will also be set to forwarding.