Spanning Tree for Port
Port status
Path cost
Valid input: 1 to 65535
Default value: For 1Gbps: 4, for 100Mbps : 19
Function: Assigns a relative cost to each port for use by the Spanning Tree algorithm.
Priority
Valid input: 0 to 255
Default value: 128
Function: The Spanning Tree algorithm uses the Port Priority parameter as part of its
configuration calculation. The order of priority depends primarily on the composition of
the network segments attached to the switch. The greater the amount of traffic on the
port, the lower the value that should be assigned to that port; the lower the value, the
more likely the port is to be the Root Port.
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