Allied Telesis AlliedWare Plus Operating System Version 5.4.4C (x310-26FT,x310-26FP,x310-50FT,x310-50FP) - Manual (Page 376)

Switching Commands
Software Reference for x310 Series Switches
15.14 AlliedWare Plus TM Operating System - Version 5.4.4C C613-50046-01 REV A
loop-protection
Use this command to enable the loop-protection loop-detection feature, and configure
the detection mechanism parameters.
Use the no variant of this command to disable the loop-protection loop-detection feature.
Syntax loop-protection loop-detect [ldf-interval ]
[ldf-rx-window ]
no loop-protection [loop-detect]
Default The loop-protection loop-detection feature is disabled by default.
The default interval is 10 seconds, and the default window size is 3 frames.
Mode Global Configuration
Usage See the Loop Protection section in Chapter 14, Switching Introduction for relevant
conceptual, configuration, and overview information prior to applying this command.
Example To enable the loop-detect mechanism on the switch, and generate loop-detect frames
once every 5 seconds, use the following commands:
Related Commands loop-protection action
loop-protection timeout
show loop-protection
thrash-limiting
Parameter Description
loop-detect Enables loop detection when used with loop-protection
keywords. Disables loop detection when used with no loop-
protection keywords.
ldf-interval The time (in seconds) between successive loop-detect frames
being sent.
Specify a period between 1 and 600 seconds.
The default is 10 seconds.
ldf-rx-window The number of transmitted loop detection frames whose
details are held for comparing with frames arriving at the same
port.
Specify a value for the window size between 1 and 5 frames.
The default is 3 frames.
awplus# configure terminal
awplus(config)# loop-protection loop-detect ldf-interval 5