Bridge Max Age
Bridge Hello Time
Bridge Forward Delay
Bridge Priority
Default Path Cost
STP Version
TX Hold Count
Forwarding BPDU
The Max Age may be set to ensure that old information does not endlessly circulate through redundant paths in the network, preventing the effective propagation of the new information. Set by the Root Bridge, this value will aid in determining that the Switch has spanning tree configuration values consistent with other devices on the bridged LAN. If the value ages out and a BPDU has still not been received from the Root Bridge, the Switch will start sending its own BPDU to all other switches for permission to become the Root Bridge. If it turns out that your switch has the lowest Bridge Identifier, it will become the Root Bridge. The user may choose a time between 6 and 40 seconds. The default value is 20.
The Hello Time can be set from 1 to 10 seconds. This is the interval between two transmissions of BPDU packets sent by the Root Bridge to tell all other switches that it is indeed the Root Bridge.
The Forward Delay can be from 4 to 30 seconds. Any port on the Switch spends this time in the listening state while moving from the blocking state to the forwarding state.
A Priority for the Switch can be set from 0 to 61440. This number is used in the voting process between Switches on the network to determine which Switch will be the root Switch. A low number indicates a high priority, and a high probability that this Switch will be elected as the root Switch.
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STPCompatibility - Select this parameter to set the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) globally on the switch.
RSTP - Select this parameter to set the Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) globally on the Switch.
Used to set the maximum number of Hello packets transmitted per interval. The count can be specified from 1 to 10. The default is 3.
This field can be Enabled or Disabled. When Enabled, it allows the forwarding of STP BPDU packets from other network devices. The default is Enabled.
