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■BPDU Handling — Determines how BPDU packets are managed when STP is disabled on the port or device. BPDUs are used to transmit spanning tree information. The possible field values are:
■Filtering — Filters BPDU packets when spanning tree is disabled on an interface. This is the default value.
■Flooding — Floods BPDU packets when spanning tree is disabled on an interface.
■Path Cost Default Values — Specifies the method used to assign default path cost to STP ports. The possible field values are:
■Short — Specifies 1 through 65,535 range for port path cost. This is the default value.
■Long — Specifies 1 through 200,000,000 range for port path cost. The default path cost assigned to an interface varies according to the selected method (Hello Time, Max Age, or Forward Delay).
Bridge Settings
■Priority — Specifies the bridge priority value. When switches or bridges are running STP, each is assigned a priority. After exchanging BPDUs, the device with the lowest priority value becomes the Root Bridge. The field range is
■Hello Time — Specifies the device Hello Time. The Hello Time indicates the amount of time in seconds a Root Bridge waits between configuration messages. The default is 2 seconds.
■Max Age — Specifies the device Maximum Age Time. The Maximum Age Time is the amount of time in seconds a bridge waits before sending configuration messages. The default Maximum Age Time is 20 seconds.
■Forward Delay — Specifies the device Forward Delay Time. The Forward Delay Time is the amount of time in seconds a bridge remains in a listening and learning state before forwarding packets. The default is 15 seconds.
