SPANNING TREE ALGORITHM (STA)

Spanning Tree Configuration

The following figures and tables describe Bridge STA configuration.

Switch

Parameter

Default

Description

Usage

Enabled

Enable this parameter to participate in an STA

 

 

compliant network.

Priority

32,768

Device priority is used in selecting the root device,

 

 

root port, and designated port. The device with the

 

 

highest priority becomes the STA root device.

 

 

(Remember that the lower the numeric value, the

 

 

higher the priority.) However, if all devices have the

 

 

same priority, the device with the lowest MAC

 

 

address will then become the root device.

 

 

Range: 0 - 65535

 

 

 

When the Switch Becomes Root

Parameter

Default

Description

Hello Time

2

The time interval (in seconds) at which the root device

 

 

transmits a configuration message.

 

 

The minimum value is 1.

 

 

The maximum value is the lower of

 

 

10 or [(Max. Message Age / 2) -1].

 

 

 

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SMC Networks 1000BASE-X manual Spanning Tree Configuration, When the Switch Becomes Root