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cost (Spanning Trees)

Syntax

cost cost;

Hierarchy Level

[edit protocols mstp interface (all | interface-name)], [edit protocols mstp interface (all | interface-name) arp-on-stp], [edit protocols mstp msti msti-id interface interface-name arp-on-stp], [edit protocols mstp msti msti-id interface interface-name], [edit protocols rstp interface (all | interface-name)], [edit protocols rstp interface (all | interface-name) arp-on-stp], [edit protocols stp interface (all | interface-name)],[edit protocols stp interface (all | interface-name) arp-on-stp],[edit protocols vstp vlan vlan-id interface (all | interface-name)],[edit protocols vstp vlan vlan-id interface (all | interface-name) arp-on-stp]

Release Information

Statement introduced in Junos OS Release 9.0 for EX Series switches.

Statement updated in Junos OS Release 9.4 for EX Series switches to add VSTP support.

Description

For Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP), VLAN Spanning Tree Protocol (VSTP), or Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP), configure the link cost to control which bridge is the designated bridge and which interface is the designated interface.

Default

The link cost is determined by the link speed.

Options

cost—Link cost associated with the port.

Range: 1 through 200,000,000

Required Privilege Level

routing—To view this statement in the configuration.
routing-control—To add this statement to the configuration.

Published: 2012-12-07