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STP, RSTP, and MSTP configuration and management
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1. Enter the configure terminal command to access global configuration mode.
2. Enter the protocol command to enable STP, RSTP, or MSTP.
switch(config)#protocol spanning-tree rstp
3. Specify the bridge priority. The range is 0 through 61440 and the priority values can be set only
in increments of 4096. The default priority is 32678.
switch(conf-stp)#bridge-priority 20480
Specifying the bridge forward delay
In any mode (STP, RSTP, or MSTP), use this command to specify how long an interface remains in
the listening and learning states before the interface begins forwarding all spanning tree instances.
The range is 4 through 30 seconds. The default is 15 seconds. The following relationship should be
kept:
2*(forward_delay - 1)>=max_age>=2*(hello_time + 1)
To specify the bridge forward delay, perform the following steps from privileged EXEC mode.
1. Enter the configure terminal command to access global configuration mode.
2. Enter the protocol command to enable STP, RSTP, or MSTP.
switch(config)#protocol spanning-tree stp
3. Specify the bridge forward delay.
switch(conf-stp)#forward-delay 20
Specifying the bridge maximum aging time
In any mode (STP, RSTP, or MSTP), use this command to control the maximum length of time that
passes before an interface saves its Bridge Protocol Data Unit (BPDU) configuration information.
When configuring the maximum aging time, the max-age setting must be greater than the
hello-time setting. The range is 6 through 40 seconds. The default is 20 seconds. The following
relationship should be kept:
2*(forward_delay - 1)>=max_age>=2*(hello_time + 1)