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GS716Tv2 and GS724Tv3 Software Administration Manual
3-18 Configuring Switching Information
v1.0, July 2009
Figure 3-11
Table 3-10. Spanning Tree Switch Configuration/Status Fields
Field Description
Spanning Tree State Enables or disables Spanning Tree operation on the switch.
STP Operation Mode Specifies the Force Protocol Version parameter for the switch. Options
are:
• STP (Spanning Tree Protocol): IEEE 802.1d
• RSTP (Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol): IEEE 802.1w
• MSTP (Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol): IEEE 802.1s
Configuration Name Name used to identify the configuration currently being used. It may be
up to 32 alphanumeric characters.
Configuration Revision
Level
Number used to identify the configuration currently being used. The
values allowed are between 0 and 65535. The default value is 0.
Configuration Digest Key Number used to identify the configuration currently being used.
BPDU Flooding Enables or disables BPDU Flooding. When this feature is enabled,
BPDU packets arriving at this port are flooded to other ports if STP is
disabled.
Bridge Identifier The bridge identifier for the CST. It is made up using the bridge priority
and the base MAC address of the bridge.