Configuring the Switch

Configuring Bridge STA

The following figure and table describe Bridge STA configuration.

 

 

 

Alcatel OmniStack 8008

 

 

 

 

< Spanning Tree Bridge Configuration >

 

 

 

 

Spanning Tree Protocol

: On

 

 

 

 

Bridge Priority

: 32768

 

 

 

 

Hello Time (in seconds)

: 2

 

 

 

 

Max Age (in seconds)

: 20

 

 

 

 

Forward Delay (in seconds) : 15

 

 

<APPLY>

<OK>

<CANCEL>

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parameter

Default

Description

 

 

 

 

 

Spanning Tree Protocol

On

Enable this parameter to participate in an STA-compliant

 

 

 

network.

 

 

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. However, 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.

 

 

Hello Time

2

Time interval (in seconds) at which the root device

transmits a configuration message. The minimum value is1.

The maximum value is

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

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