Forward Delay (4~30 sec)

This time value, measured in units of a second, controls

 

how fast a port changes its spanning state when moving

 

towards the Forwarding state. The value determines

 

how long the port stays in each of the Listening and

 

Learning states, which precede the Forwarding state.

 

This value is also used, when a topology change has

 

been detected and is underway, to age all dynamic

 

entries in the Forwarding Database.

 

 

Root Path Cost

The cost of the path to the root device as seen from this

 

bridge.

 

 

Configuration Changes

The total number of topology changes detected by this

 

bridge since the management entity was last reset or

 

initialized.

 

 

Last Topology Change

The time (in a second) since the last time a topology

 

change was detected by the bridge entity.

 

 

Configuration

Parameter

Description

 

 

Usage

Enable/Disable this switch to join in/withdraw from a STA

 

compliant network

 

 

Priority (1~65535)

Priority is a decisive key for selecting root device, root

 

port, and designated port. The smaller number, the higher

 

priority. The device with the highest priority becomes the

 

STA root device. However, if all devices have the same

 

priority, the device with the lowest MAC address will

 

become the root device

 

 

Hello Time (1~10sec)

The amount of time between the transmission of

 

Configuration bridge PDUs by this node on any port when

 

it is the root of the spanning tree or trying to become so, in

 

units of a second. This is the actual value that this bridge

 

is currently using

 

 

Maximum Age (6~40sec)

The maximum age of Spanning Tree Protocol information

 

learned from the network on any port before it is

 

discarded, in units of a second. This is the actual value

 

that this bridge is currently using

 

 

Forward Delay (4~30sec)

This time value, measured in units of a second, controls

 

how fast a port changes its spanning state when moving

 

towards the Forwarding state. The value determines how

 

long the port stays in each of the Listening and Learning

 

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