CheetahSwitch Workgroup-4508

Configuring Bridge STA

The following figure and table describe Bridge STA configuration.

CheetahSwitch Workgroup - 4508

Spanning Tree Configuration: Bridge STA Configuration

 

 

Spanning Tree Protocol

: ENABLED

 

 

Hello Time

 

: 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Max Age

 

: 6

 

 

 

Priority

 

: 32768

 

 

 

Forward Delay

: 4

 

 

 

 

 

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Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move, <Space> to scroll options.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parameter

Default

Description

 

 

Spanning Tree Protocol

Enabled

Enable this parameter to participate in an STA-compliant network.

Hello Time

2

Time interval (in seconds) at which the root device transmits a

 

 

 

configuration message.

 

 

 

Minimum value: 1.

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum value: lower of 10 or [(Max. Message Age / 2) -1].

Max (Message) Age

20

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.

 

 

 

The minimum value is the higher of 6 or [2 x (Hello Time + 1)].

 

 

 

The maximum value is the lower of 40 or [2 x (Forward Delay - 1)].

Priority

32,768

Device priority is used in selecting the root device, root port, and

 

 

 

designated port. The device with the highest priority becomes the

 

 

 

STA root device. If all devices have the same priority, the device

 

 

 

with the lowest MAC address will then become the root device.

 

 

 

Enter a value from 0 - 65535.

 

 

 

Remember that the lower the numeric value, the higher the priority.

Forward Delay

15

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.

The maximum value is 30.

The minimum value is the higher of 4 or [(Max. Message Age / 2) + 1].

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CheetahSwitch Workgroup, 4508 specifications

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