The parameters have the following meaning:
Parameter
Description
Range of values / note
forward-time
Keyword for the time after which a port
changes its spanning tree status from
"Blocking" to "Forwarding"
-
seconds
Time after which the changeover takes
place
4 ... 30
Default: 15
hello-time
Keyword for the time after which the
bridge sends its configuration BPDUs
-
seconds
Time after which they are sent
1 ... 2
Default: 2
max-age
Keyword for the time after which the in‐
formation of the BPDUs becomes invalid
-
seconds
Maximum age of the BPDUs in seconds 6 ... 40
Default: 20
Note
Dependencies when setting the timing
If you specify the time settings for spanning tree, you need to keep to the following two rules:
● 2 * (
forward-time
- 1) ≥
max-age
●
max-age
≥ 2 * (
hello-time
+ 1)
Result
The selected setting for the time is configured.
Further notes
You reset the time settings to the default values with the
no spanning-tree
forward-
time
,
no spanning-tree
hello-time
or
no spanning-tree
max-age
.
If you call the
no spanning-tree
command without parameters, you disable the spanning
tree function. The configured time settings are retained.
If you call the
restart factory
command, the system restarts with the factory configuration
settings All rime settings are reset.
You display these settings and other information with the commands that start with
show
spanning-tree ...
.
no spanning-tree (time settings)
Description
With this command in conjunction with the relevant parameter you reset the time settings of
the spanning tree function to the default values.
Network structures
7.3 Spanning Tree
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