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Verilink WANsuite 6450 (34-00326) Product Manual User Manual

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Enable

Enables or disables Bridging capability.

Values: Enable, Disable
Default: Disable

Group Multicast MAC

Address

MAC Address recognized by the Bridge as the group address for the Bridge
Protocol Data Unit (BPDU) transfer between bridges.

Values: Any valid Group Multicast MAC Address
Default: 0180C2000000

Bridge ID

Consists of a bridge priority and its own MAC Address.

Values: 1

65535

Default: 2

Hello Timer

Specifies the BPDU broadcasting interval.

Values: 1

65535 s

Default: 10 s

Max Age Timer

Specifies the length of time a bridge will consider the network topology held
in memory as valid.

Values: 1

65535 s

Default: 60 s

Forward Delay

Specifies the length of time to delay creation of a temporary loop in the
network.

Values: 1

65535 s

Default: 5 s

Filter Ageing Timer

Specifies the length of time an entry in the lookup table will be held if no
traffic is received from the specified MAC Address.

Values: 1

65535 s

Default: 300 s

The Bridge Details screen provides the following user-activated buttons:

Button

Function

Bridge Port Table

Displays the Bridge Port Table screen (Figure 3.73) that lets
the user access and configure the Bridge Port Details screen
(Figure 3.74).

Bridge Lookup Table

Displays the Bridge Lookup Table screen (Figure 3.75) that
contains all MAC Addresses learned by the Bridge.

Submit

Sets any values that have been changed.