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DES-3326 Layer 3 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
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Switch Management and Operating Concepts
address
Priority
A relative priority for each switch –
lower numbers give a higher priority
and a greater chance of a given
switch being elected as the root
bridge
32768
Hello
Time
The length of time between
broadcasts of the hello message by
the switch
2 seconds
Maximum Age Timer
Measures the age of a received
BPDU for a port and ensures that
the BPDU is discarded when its age
exceeds the value of the maximum
age timer.
20 seconds
Forward Delay Timer
The amount time spent by a port in
the learning and listening states
waiting for a BPDU that may return
the port to the blocking state.
15 seconds
Table 5-1. STP Parameters – Switch Level
The following are the user-configurable STP parameters for the
port or port group level:
Variable Description
Default
Value
Port Priority
A relative priority for each port –
lower numbers give a higher priority
and a greater chance of a given port
being elected as the root port
32768
Port Cost
A value used by STP to evaluate
paths – STP calculates path costs
and selects the path with the
minimum cost as the active path.
19 – 100Mbps
Fast Ethernet
ports
4 – 1000Mbps
Gigabit Ethernet
ports