D-Link DES-3624 - Switch - Stackable User manual - page 103
Stackable NWay Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
♦ Max Age(6-40 Sec) Maximum Age is a read-write
object that can be set from 6 to 40 seconds. At the end
of the Maximum Age, if a BPDU has still not been
received from the Root ridge, your Switch will start
sending its own BPDU to all other switches for
permission to become the Root Bridge. If it turns out
that your Switch has the lowest Bridge Identifier, it will
become the Root Bridge.
♦ Hello Time(1-10 Sec) Hello Time is a read-write object
that can be set from 1 to 10 seconds. This is the
interval between two transmissions of BPDU packets
sent by the Root Bridge to tell all other switches that it
is indeed the Root Bridge. If you set a Hello Time for
your Switch, and it is not the Root Bridge, the set Hello
Time will be used if and when your Switch becomes the
Root Bridge.
♦ Forward Delay(4-30 Sec) The Forward Delay is a
read-write object that can be set from 4 to 30 seconds.
This is the time any port on the Switch spends in the
listening state while moving from the blocking state to
the forwarding state.
♦ Bridge Priority(0-65535) A Bridge Priority is a read-
write object that can be set from 0 to 65535. This is the
priority number of the bridge. The value is used in
conjunction with the bridge MAC address to set the
bridge ID, which in turn is used when determining the
root bridge of a multibridged network. The root bridge
is responsible for processing data packets when
network loops occur. The smaller the number set, the
higher the bridge priority is. The higher the bridge
priority, the more chance the bridge has of becoming
the root bridge. Zero is the highest priority.
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