Table 53.  CST port status information 
Field Description
Interface The port associated with the VLAN(s) associated with the CST.
Port Role Each MST bridge port that is enabled is assigned a port role for each spanning 
tree. The p
ort role will be one of the following values: Root Port, Designated Port, 
Alternate Port, Backup Port, Master Port, or Disabled Port.
Designated Root Root Bridge for the CST. It is made up using the bridge priority and the base 
MAC add
ress of the bridge.
Designated Cost Displays cost of the port participating in the STP topology. Ports with a lower cost 
are less likely to be blocked if STP detects loops.
Designated Bridge Bridge Identifier of the bridge with the design
ated port. It is made up using the 
bridge priority and the base MAC address of the bridge.
Designated Port Port Identifier on the desig
nated bridge that offers the lowest cost to the LAN. It is 
made up from the port priority and the interface number of the port.
Topology Change 
Ackn
owledge
Identifies whether the next BPDU to be transmitted for this port would have the 
topology change acknowledgement flag set. It is either True or False.
Edge Port Indicates whether the port is enabled as an edge port. Possible values are 
Enabled or Disabled.
Point-to-point MAC Derived value of the point-to-point status. 
CST Regional Root The bridge priority and base MAC address of the CST regional root.
CST Path Cost The path cost to the CST tree regional root.
Port Forwarding State The forwarding state of this port.
Configuring Switching 
163
 S3300 Smart Managed Pro Switch
Click Update to update the page with the latest information on the switch.
Rapid STP
Use the Rapid STP screen to view information about Rapid Spanning Tree (RSTP) port 
status. 
To display the Rapid STP screen, click Switch
ing > STP > Advanced > RSTP.
The following table describes the Rapid STP Status information displayed on the screen.
Table 54.  Rapid STP status information 
Field Description 
Interface The physical or port channel interfaces associated with VLANs associated with the CST.
Role Each MST Bridge Port that is enabled is assigned a Port Role for each spanning tree. The 
port role will be one of the following values: Root Port, Designated Port, Alternate Port, 
Backup Port, Master Port, or Disabled Port.