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bridge max-age
bridge max-age
Use the bridge max-age global configuration command to configure the interval that the bridge waits to
hear BPDUs from the spanning tree root. If the bridge does not hear BPDUs from the spanning tree root
within this specified interval, it assumes that the network has changed and recomputes the spanning-tree
topology.
bridge group max-age seconds
Note This command is supported only on bridges.
Syntax Description
Defaults The default max-age is 15 seconds.
Command Modes Global configuration
Command History
Examples This example shows how to configure the max age for bridge group 1:
bridge(config)# bridge 1 max-age 20
Related Commands
group Specifies the bridge group
seconds Specifies the max-age interval in seconds (enter a value between 10 and 200
seconds)
Release Modification
12.2(11)JA This command was introduced.
Command Description
bridge protocol ieee Enables STP on the bridge
bridge aging-time Specifies the length of time that a dynamic entry can remain
in the bridge table from the time the entry is created or last
updated
bridge forward-time Specifies a forward delay interval on the bridge
bridge hello-time Specifies the interval between the hello BPDUs
bridge priority Specifies the bridge STP priority