Reference Guide

1268 | Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)
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forward-delay
c e s
Configure the amount of time the interface waits in the Listening State and the Learning State before
transitioning to the Forwarding State.
Syntax
forward-delay seconds
To return to the default setting, enter no forward-delay.
Parameters
Defaults
15 seconds
Command Modes
CONFIGURATION RSTP (conf-rstp)
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Commands
hello-time
c e s
Set the time interval between generation of RSTP Data Units (BPDUs).
Syntax
hello-time [milli-second] seconds
To return to the default value, enter no hello-time.
Parameters
Defaults
2 seconds
Command Modes
CONFIGURATION RSTP (conf-rstp)
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seconds
Enter the number of seconds that FTOS waits before transitioning RSTP to the forwarding
state.
Range: 4 to 30
Default: 15 seconds
Version 7.6.1.0 Support added for S-Series
Version 7.5.1.0 Support added for C-Series
Version 6.2.1.1 Introduced for E-Series
hello-time Change the time interval between BPDUs.
max-age Change the wait time before RSTP refreshes protocol configuration information.
seconds
Enter a number as the time interval between transmission of BPDUs.
Range: 1 to 10 seconds
Default: 2 seconds.
milli-second
Enter this keyword to configure a hello time on the order of milliseconds.
Range: 50 - 950 milliseconds
Version 8.3.1.0
Added
milli-second to S-Series.
Version 7.6.1.0 Support added for S-Series
Version 7.5.1.0 Support added for C-Series
Version 6.2.1.1 Introduced for E-Series