# Bridge Monitor

To access this dialog box:

1. Select Port > Monitor > Bridge > Instance Based Bridge.

2. Click Monitor.

The following information is displayed:

Discards (dot1dBasePortDelayExceededDiscards + dot1dBasePortMtuExceededDiscards + dot1dTpPortInDiscards)

Number of discarded frames on the specified port and shows the number of discarded packets for the last polling period.

Frwd Transitions (dot1dStpPortForwardTransitions)

Pattern and number of times during the last polling period that the port has changed from the Learning state to the Forwarding state.

To specify the refresh rate for this dialog box, select a value from the drop-down box. Click Start/Stop to begin/end device monitoring. Click Cancel to close the dialog box. Click Print to print the contents of the dialog box. Click Help to access online help.

Note: The Start/Stop toggle feature is supported only by CiscoView 5.x.