Spanning tree groups 97Step Action1 Select VLAN > STG from the Device Manager menu bar.The STG dialog box appears with the Globals tab selected. See"STG dialog box - Globals tab" (page 92).2 Click the Status tab.The Status tab appears. See "STG dialog box - Status tab" (page97).—End—STG dialog box - Status tabTable 17 "STG Status tab fields" (page 97) describes the STG Status tabfields.Table 17STG Status tab fieldsField DescriptionBridgeAddress The MAC address used by this bridge when it must bereferred to in a unique fashion.NumPorts The number of ports controlled by this bridging entity.ProtocolSpecification Indicates the version of the STP in use. The IEEE802.1d implementations return ieee8021d.TimeSinceTopologyChangeIndicates the time (in hundredths of a second) since thelast time a topology change was detected by the bridgeentity or STG.TopChanges A topology change trap is sent by a bridge when any ofits configured ports transitions from the Learning stateto the Forwarding state, or from the Forwarding stateto the Blocking state. The trap is not sent if a new roottrap is sent for the same transition. Implementation ofthis trap is optional.Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device ManagerNN46200-510 03.01 Standard4.0 27 August 2007Copyright © 2005-2007, Nortel Networks.
