Configuring The Network Diameter Of A Switched Network; Configuring Spanning Tree Timers - HP 6600 Configuration Manual

Configuration BPDUs sent by the regional root bridge always have a hop count set to the maximum value.
When a device receives this configuration BPDU, it decrements the hop count by 1 and uses the new hop
count in BPDUs that it propagates. When the hop count of a BPDU reaches 0, it is discarded by the
device that received it. This prevents devices beyond the reach of the maximum hop from participating in
spanning tree calculation, so the size of the MST region is limited.
Make this configuration on the root bridge only. All other devices in the MST region use the maximum
hop value set for the root bridge.
To configure the maximum number of hops of an MST region:
Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Configure the maximum hops
of the MST region.
Configuring the network diameter of a switched
network
Any two terminal devices in a switched network are connected through a specific path composed of a
series of devices. The network diameter is the number of devices on the path composed of the most
devices. The network diameter is a parameter that indicates the network size. A bigger network diameter
indicates a larger network size. Based on the network diameter you configured, the system automatically
sets an optimal hello time, forward delay, and max age for the device.
To configure the network diameter of a switched network:
Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Configure the network diameter of the switched
network in STP, RSTP, or MSTP mode.
Each MST region is considered as a device and the configured network diameter takes effect only on the
CIST (or MSTI 0), but not on other MSTIs.

Configuring spanning tree timers

The following timers are used for spanning tree calculations:
Forward delay—The delay time for port state transition. To prevent temporary loops on a network,
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the spanning tree sets an intermediate port state, the learning state, before it transits from the
discarding state to the forwarding state. The port transits its state after a forward delay timer expires,
to make sure that the state transition of the local port remains synchronized with the peer.
• Hello time—The device detects whether a link failure has occurred with the hello time interval. The
spanning tree sends a configuration BPDU during every hello time interval. If the device receives no
configuration BPDUs within the hello time interval, it recalculates the spanning tree.
Max age—In the CIST of an MSTP network, the device uses the max age parameter to determine
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whether a configuration BPDU received by a port has expired. If it has, a new spanning tree
Command
system-view
stp max-hops hops
Command
system-view
stp bridge-diameter
diameter
60
Remarks
N/A
The default setting is 20.
Remarks
N/A
The default setting is 7.