SMC Networks SMC6724L3 manual Spanning-tree forward-time, Seconds

SPANNING TREE COMMANDS

Example

The following example configures the switch to use Rapid Spanning Tree:

Console(config)#spanning-tree mode rstp

Console(config)#

spanning-tree forward-time

Use this command to configure the spanning tree bridge forward time globally for this switch. Use the no form to restore the default.

Syntax

spanning-tree forward-time seconds no spanning-tree forward-time

seconds - Time in seconds. (Range: 4 - 30 seconds)

The minimum value is the higher of 4 or [(max-age / 2) + 1].

Default Setting

15 seconds

Command Mode

Global Configuration

Command Usage

This command sets the maximum time (in seconds) the root device will wait before changing states (i.e., discarding to learning to forwarding). This delay is required because every device must receive information about topology changes before it starts to forward frames. In addition, each port needs time to listen for conflicting information that would make it return to the discarding state; otherwise, temporary data loops might result.

Example

Console(config)#spanning-tree forward-time 20

Console(config)#

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