Users Guide

forward-delay
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, use the no forward-delay command.
Parameters
seconds Enter the number of seconds that Dell Networking OS waits
before transitioning RSTP to the forwarding state. The range is
from 4 to 30. The default is 15 seconds.
Defaults 15 seconds
Command Modes CONFIGURATION RSTP (conf-rstp)
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, see
the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.10(0.1) Introduced on the S6010-ON and S4048T-ON.
9.8(1.0) Introduced on the Z9100-ON.
9.8(0.0P5) Introduced on the S4048-ON.
9.8(0.0P2) Introduced on the S3048-ON.
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000-ON.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
6.2.1.1 Introduced on the E-Series.
Related
Commands
• hello-time — changes the time interval between BPDUs.
• max-age — changes the wait time before RSTP refreshes the protocol
configuration information.
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) 1703