Olicom 8605, 8600 STP Participation TrCRF to ports, Switch Priority, Switch Hello Time in Seconds

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STP Participation (TrCRF to ports)

Whether this TrCRF participates in the spanning tree protocol and, if so, the protocol to be used. Possible values are No, IEEE and Cisco. The default is No.

The recommended protocol is IEEE, but if the TrCRF contains more than one port and the port(s) are connected to SRT bridges running the IEEE Spanning Tree Protocol (using the IEEE group address), then the Cisco protocol should be used.

•If STP Participation is set to No, then all ports belonging to this TrCRF will be set to forwarding mode. You can then override this by blocking a particular port.

•If STP Participation is set to IEEE or Cisco, then the selected protocol will be used to determine the forwarding/blocked mode of the ports that are configured with an STP mode of auto.

Switch Priority

Priority value for this switch (0 through 65,535). The lower the priority value, the higher the priority. The bridge or switch with the lowest priority value in a spanning tree becomes the root. The default is 32,768. (To change individual port properties, select Port Spanning Tree Parameters...).

Switch Hello Time (in Seconds)

Time the switch waits before sending the next configuration message when this CRF is the root in STP. The default is 2.

The minimum value is 1. The maximum value is the lower of 10 or ((Switch Maximum Message Age / 2) – 1).

The valid range for this parameter is displayed when you select Switch Hello Time.

Switch Maximum Message Age (in Seconds)

Maximum message age used when this CRF is the root in STP. This parameter sets the time at which the configuration message used by the spanning tree algorithm should be discarded. The default is 20. The minimum value is the higher of 6 or ((Switch Hello Time x 2) + 1).

The maximum cannot be more than the lower of 40 or ((Switch Forward Delay x 2) – 1).

The range limits that appear when you select this parameter are calculated using the values currently selected for Switch Hello Time and Switch Forward Delay.

Switch Forward Delay (in Seconds)

The time the switch waits between transitions from listening to learning and from learning to forwarding. The default is 15. The minimum is the larger of 4 or ((Switch Maximum Message Age / 2) + 1). The maximum is 30.

CrossFire 8600/8605 Token-Ring Switches v. 1.2, P/N: 710001641 Switch Configuration