Dell PowerConnect PC5524 User Manual

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Syntax
spanning-tree forward-time seconds
no spanning-tree forward-time
Parameters
seconds—Specifies the spanning-tree forward time in seconds. (Range: 4–30)
Default Configuration
The default forwarding time for the IEEE Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) is 15
seconds.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode
User Guidelines
When configuring the forwarding time, the following relationship should be
maintained:
2*(Forward-Time - 1) >= Max-Age
Example
The following example configures the spanning tree bridge forwarding time to
25 seconds.
Console(config)# spanning-tree forward-time 25
spanning-tree hello-time
Use the spanning-tree hello-time Global Configuration mode command to
configure the spanning tree bridge Hello time, which is how often the device
broadcasts Hello messages to other devices. Use the no form of this command
to restore the default configuration.
Syntax
spanning-tree hello-time seconds
no spanning-tree hello-time

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