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Converged Enhanced Ethernet Command Reference 251
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transmit-holdcount
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transmit-holdcount
Configures the maximum number of Bridge Protocol Data Units (BPDUs) transmitted per second for
the Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) and the Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP).
Synopsis transmit-holdcount number
no transmit-holdcount
Operands number Specifies the value in seconds for the number of BPDUs than can be sent
before pausing for one second. The range of valid values is from 1 through
10.
Defaults The default is 6 seconds.
Command
Modes
Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol configuration mode
Description Use this command to configure the BPDU burst size by changing the transmit hold count value. Use
the no transmit-holdcount command to return to the default setting.
Usage
Guidelines
None
Examples To change the number of BPDUs transmitted to 3 seconds:
switch(conf-mstp)#transmit-holdcount 3
See Also show spanning-tree mst detail