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bridgeHelloTime

Configurable time period in seconds that elapses between
configuration messages when the bridge is the root
bridge. (If the bridge is not the root bridge, the bridge
uses the value shown in the

helloTime

field which is

assigned to it by the root bridge.) The default value is 2
seconds. The acceptable range is 1 – 10 seconds. To
configure the bridge hello time, see “bridge spanningTree
stpHelloTime” la
ter in this chapter.

bridgeIdentifier

Unique bridge identification that includes the bridge
priority value and the MAC address of port 1.

bridgeMaxAge

Configurable time period in seconds that the bridge uses
to discard the stored configuration message when it is
operating as the root bridge. (If the bridge is not the root
bridge, it uses the value shown in the

maxAge

field

instead which is assigned to it by the root bridge.) The
default value is 20 seconds. The acceptable range is 6 – 40
seconds. To configure the bridge maximum age, see
“bridge spanningTree stpMaxAge” later in this chapter.

designatedRoot

Identity of the root bridge. It includes the root bridge’s
priority value and the MAC address of port 1 on that
bridge.

forwardDelay

Time period in seconds that the bridge spends in each of
two states — listening and learning — as assigned by the
root bridge. Compare with the

bridgeFwdDelay

field.

gvrpState
(3500 and 9000 L3)

Status of GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP) for the
entire bridge. You configure GVRP as a bridge state as
well as individual port states. To configure GVRP for the
bridge, see “bridge gvrpState” later in this chapter. To
configure GVRP on ports, see “bridge port gvrpState” in
Chapter 10.

helloTime

Time period in seconds that elapses between the
configuration messages that the bridge receives from the
root bridge. Compare with the

bridgeHelloTime

field.

holdTime

Minimum delay time the bridge uses between topology
change BPDUs that it sends.

ipFragmentation
(3500 and 9000 L3)

Shows configuration state of the IP fragmentation option.
The default setting is enabled. To configure this option,
see “bridge ipFragmentation” later in this chapter.

ipxTranslation
(3500 and 9000 L3)

Shows configuration state of IPX SNAP translation. The
default setting is disabled. To configure this option, see
“bridge ipxSnapTranslation” later in this chapter.

lowLatency

(Not available at this release)

Field

Description