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The following are the user-configurable STP parameters for the switch level:

Parameter

Description

Default Value

Bridge Identifier(Not user

configurable

except by setting priority

below)

A combination of the User-set priority and

the switch’s MAC address.

The Bridge Identifier consists of two parts:

a 16-bit priority and a 48-bit Ethernet MAC

address 32768 + MAC

32768 + MAC

Priority

A relative priority for each switch – lower

numbers give a higher priority and a greater

chance of a given switch being elected as

the root bridge

32768

Hello Time

The length of time between broadcasts of

the hello message by the switch

2 seconds

Maximum Age Timer

Measures the age of a received BPDU for a

port and ensures that the BPDU is discarded

when its age exceeds the value of the

maximum age timer.

20 seconds

Forward Delay Timer

The amount time spent by a port in the

learning and listening states waiting for a

BPDU that may return the port to the

blocking state.

15 seconds

The following are the user-configurable STP parameters for the port or port group level:

Variable

Description

Default Value

Port Priority

A relative priority for each

port –lower numbers give a higher priority

and a greater chance of a given port being

elected as the root port

128

Port Cost

A value used by STP to evaluate paths –

STP calculates path costs and selects the

path with the minimum cost as the active

path

200,000-100Mbps Fast Ethernet ports

20,000-1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet

ports

0 - Auto

Default Spanning-Tree Configuration

Feature

Default Value

Enable state

STP disabled for all ports