User`s guide

Section II: Local and Telnet Management
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RSTP port cost also features an Auto-Detect feature. This features allows
RSTP to automatically set the port cost according to the speed of the
port, assigning a lower value for higher speeds. Auto-Detect is the
default setting on the ports when the switch is operating in RSTP. Table
6 lists the ports cost with Auto-Detect.
You can override Auto-Detect and set the port cost manually.
Port Priority
If two paths have the same port cost, the bridges must select a preferred
path. In some instances this can involve the use of the port priority
parameter. This parameter can be used as a tie-breaker when two paths
have the same cost.
In STP, the range for port priority is 0 to 255.
In RSTP, the range is 0 to 240. As with RSTP Bridge Priority, this range is
broken into increments, in this case multiples of 16. When you specify a
port priority for a port, you enter the increment of the desired value.
Table 6 RSTP Auto-Detect Port Costs
Port Speed Port Cost
10 Mbps 2 000 000
100 Mbps 200 000
1000 Mbps 20 000
Table 7 RSTP Port Priority Value Increments
Increment
Port
Priority
Increment
Port
Priority
008128
1169144
2 3210160
3 4811176
4 6412192
5 8013208
6 9614224
7 112 15 240