SMC Networks SMC6709GL2, Management Manual

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port. If there is no root port, then this switch has been accepted as the
root device of the Spanning Tree network.
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Maximum Age
– The maximum time (in seconds) a device can wait
without receiving a configuration message before attempting to
reconfigure. All device ports (except for designated ports) should receive
configuration messages at regular intervals. Any port that ages out STA
information (provided in the last configuration message) becomes the
designated port for the attached LAN. If it is a root port, a new root port
is selected from among the device ports attached to the network.
•
Hello Time
– Interval (in seconds) at which the root device transmits
a configuration message.
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Forward Delay Time
– The maximum time (in seconds) the root
device will wait before changing states (i.e., listening to learning to
forwarding.) This delay is required because every device must receive
information about topology changes before it starts to forward frames.
In addition, each port needs time to listen for conflicting information
that would make it return to a blocking state; otherwise, temporary data
loops might result.
Console
– Click Protocol Related Configuration=>STP=>System
Configuration.
Tiger Switch 10/100 6709GL2 : STP System Configuration
===========================
Root Bridge Information Configure Spanning Tree Parameters
------------------------ -----------------------------------
Priority : 32768 Priority (1-65535) :32768
Mac Address : 0000ABCD0000
Root_Path_Cost: 10 Max Age (6-40) :20
Root Port : 2
Max Age : 20 Hello Time (1-10) :2
Hello Time : 2
Forward Delay : 15 Forward_Delay_Time(4-30) :15
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