SMC Networks TigerSwitch 100, Management Manual

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- Default: 15
- Minimum: The higher of 4 or [(Max. Message Age / 2) + 1]
- Maximum: 30
• Path Cost Method — The path cost is used to determine the best
path between devices. The path cost method is used to determine the
range of values that can be assigned to each interface.
- Long : Specifies 32-bit based values that range from 1-200,000,000.
- Short : Specifies 16-bit based values that range from 1-65535. (This is
the default.)
• Transmission Limit — The maximum transmission rate for BPDUs
is specified by setting the minimum interval between the transmission
of consecutive protocol messages. (Range: 1-10; Default: 3)