Asante Technologies 5308F user manual Configure Spanning Tree Parameters

Configure Spanning Tree Parameters
Table 5-12 Spanning Tree Parameter Settings
Setting	Description
Switch ID	The identification number of the IntraSwitch
	5308FL. This value cannot be changed.
Bridge Max Age	The Maximum Age timer; determines how
	long the IntraSwitch 5308FL retains
	information received from BPDU (bridging
	Protocol Data Unit) packets.
	The default value is 20 seconds. This value
	cannot be changed.
Bridge Hello Time	The Hello timer; controls the frequency at
	which the IntraSwitch 5308FL sends a BPDU or
	“hello” packet.
	BPDU packets provide information to the
	Spanning Tree bridges about the configuration
	of the Spanning Tree network.
	The default value is 2 seconds. (This causes
	the switch to broadcast a BPDU packet every
	two seconds.) This value cannot be changed.
Bridge Forward Delay	The number of seconds a bridge must wait
	before it changes a link from a listening state
	to a learning state and before it changes the
	link from a learning state to a forwarding state.
	The default value is 15 seconds. (This means
	that after a link [or the entire switch] goes
	down and connectivity is re-established, the
	switch waits approximately 30 seconds [twice
	the default value] before it begins to forward
	traffic again. This value cannot be changed.

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