Brocade Mobility 7131N-FGR Access Point Product Reference Guide (Supporting software release 4.0.0.0-35GRN and later) - Manual (Page 234)

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Viewing LAN statistics
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1. Select Status and Statistics -> LAN Stats -> LAN1 Stats (or LAN2 Stats) > STP Stats from the
Brocade Mobility 7131N-FGR Access Point menu tree.
2. Refer to the Spanning Tree Info field to for details on spanning tree state, and root access point
designation.
Spanning Tree State Displays whether the spanning tree state is currently enabled or
disabled. The spanning tree state must be enabled for a unique
spanning-tree calculation to occur when the bridge is powered up
or when a topology change is detected.
Designated Root Displays the access point MAC address of the bridge defined as
the root bridge in the Bridge STP Configuration screen. For
information on defining an access point as a root bridge, see
“Setting the LAN configuration for mesh networking support” on
page 523.
Bridge ID The Bridge ID identifies the priority and ID of the bridge sending
the message
Root Port Number Identifies the root bridge by listing its 2-byte priority followed by its
6-byte ID.
Root Path Cost Bridge message traffic contains information identifying the root
bridge and the sending bridge. The root path cost represents the
distance (cost) from the sending bridge to the root bridge.
Bridge Max Msg. Age The Max Msg Age measures the age of received protocol
information recorded for a port, and to ensure the information is
discarded when it exceeds the value set for the Maximum
Message age timer. For information on setting the Maximum
Message Age. For information on setting the Bridge Max Msg. Age,
see
“Setting the LAN configuration for mesh networking support”
on page 523.