Chapter 3 — AsantéBridge 1012 Local Management
Spanning Tree Bridge Parameters Menu
Figure 3-15 Spanning Tree Bridge Parameters Menu
Only the fields not displayed in bold type can be edited; the bold- face type fields are read only.
❏Bridge ID: the unique bridge identification tag assigned to this AsantéBridge; based on the unit Ethernet address and its priority
❏Root ID: the bridge ID of the current root bridge; will match the Bridge ID field only if this bridge is the cur- rent root bridge
❏Bridge State: indicating either Standby (not passing packets between segments), or Active (passing packets between segments)
❏Priority:
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❏Maximum Age: time the bridge will wait for a configura- tion message from the active root bridge before starting the bridge contention process.
❏Hello Time: the time interval between issuing configura- tion messages.
❏Forward Delay: time the bridge takes to transition from the listening state to the learning state, and from the learning state to the forwarding state
❏Ageout Time: the amount of time the bridge holds a for- warding address in the forwarding table without hearing from that address.
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