GE Multilink ML810 Instruction Manual page 213

CHAPTER 13: RAPID SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL
MULTILINK ML810 MANAGED EDGE SWITCH – INSTRUCTION MANUAL
The variables listed by the
• Rapid Spanning Tree Enabled (Global): Indicates whether STP is enabled or disabled
globally i.e. if the values is YES, all ports have STP enabled, otherwise, all ports have
STP disabled.
• Rapid Spanning Tree Enabled Ports: Indicates which ports have RSTP enabled.
• Protocol: Indicates whether STP or RSTP is being used. It also indicates if RSTP is used
in Smart RSTP (ring-only mode) or normal mode.
• Bridge Priority: Specifies the switch (bridge) priority value. This value is used along
with the switch MAC address to determine which switch in the network is the root
device. Lower values mean higher priority. Values range from 0 to 65535 with a
default of 0.
• Bridge Forward Delay: Indicates the time duration the switch will wait from listening
to learning states and from learning to forwarding states. The value ranges from 4 to
30 seconds with a default of 15.
• Bridge Hello Time: When the switch is the root device, this is the time between
messages being transmitted. The value is from 1 to 10 seconds with a default of 2.
• Bridge Max Age: This is the maximum time a message with STP information is allowed
by the switch before the switch discards the information and updates the address
table again. Values range from 6 to 40 seconds with a default value of 20.
Example 13-1: Enabling RSTP and reviewing the RSTP variables
ML810#rstp
ML810(rstp)##show stp config
RSTP CONFIGURATION
-----------------
Rapid STP/STP Enabled(Global) : NO
RSTP/STP Enabled Ports
Protocol : Normal RSTP
Bridge ID : 80:00:00:20:06:2b:e1:55
Bridge Priority
Bridge Forward Delay
Bridge Hello Time
Bridge Max Age
Root Port : 0
Root Path Cost
Designated Root
Designated Root Priority
Root Bridge Forward Delay
Root Bridge Hello Time
Root Bridge Max Age
Topology Change count
Time Since topology Chg
CONFIGURING RSTP THROUGH THE COMMAND LINE INTERFACE
command are:
show stp config
: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
: 32768
: 15
: 02
: 20
: 0
: 80:00:00:20:06:2b:e1:55
: 32768
: 15
: 02
: 20
: 0
: 16
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