forward-delay
Configure the amount of time the interface waits in the Listening State and the Learning State before
transitioning to the Forwarding State.
Syntax forward-delay seconds
To return to the default setting, use the no forward-delay command.
Parameters seconds Enter the number of seconds that Dell Networking OS waits
before transitioning RSTP to the forwarding state. The range
is from 4 to 30. The default is 15 seconds.
Defaults 15 seconds
Command
Modes
CONFIGURATION RSTP (conf-rstp)
Command
History This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms,
refer to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000-ON.
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
6.2.1.1 Introduced on the E-Series.
Related
Commands hello-time — changes the time interval between BPDUs.
max-age — changes the wait time before RSTP refreshes the protocol
configuration information.
hello-time
Set the time interval between the generation of the RSTP bridge protocol data units (BPDUs).
Syntax hello-time [milli-second] seconds
To return to the default value, use the no hello-time command.
1350 Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)