Spanning Tree: STP Bridge Setting
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Bridge Priority: This parameter configures the spanning tree
priority globally for this switch. The device
with the highest priority becomes the STP
root device. However, if all devices have the
same priority, the device with the lowest
MAC address will then become the root
device. Number between 0 - 61440 in
increments of 4096. Therefore, there are 16
distinct values.
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Hello Time: Interval (in seconds) at which the root device
transmits a configuration message (BPDU frame).
Number between 1-10 (default is 2).
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Max Age:
The maximum time (in seconds) a device can wait
without receiving a configuration message before
attempting to reconfigure. That also means the
maximum life time for a BPDU frame. Number
between 6-40 (default is 20).
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Forward Delay: The maximum time (in seconds) the root
device will wait before changing states (i.e.,
discarding to learning to forwarding).
Number between 4 – 30 (default is 15)
