SMC Networks SMC TigerStack III SMC6824M Management Manual page 214

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• Priority – Bridge priority is used in selecting the root device, root port,
and designated port. The device with the highest priority (i.e., lower
numeric value) becomes the STA root device. However, if all devices
have the same priority, the device with the lowest MAC address will then
become the root device.
• Root Hello Time – Interval (in seconds) at which this device transmits
a configuration message.
• Root Maximum Age – The maximum time (in seconds) this device can
wait without receiving a configuration message before attempting to
reconfigure. All device ports (except for designated ports) should receive
configuration messages at regular intervals. If the root port ages out STA
information (provided in the last configuration message), a new root port
is selected from among the device ports attached to the network.
(References to "ports" in this section means "interfaces," which includes
both ports and trunks.)
• Root Forward Delay – The maximum time (in seconds) this device will
wait before changing states (i.e., discarding to learning to forwarding).
This delay is required because every device must receive information
about topology changes before it starts to forward frames. In addition,
each port needs time to listen for conflicting information that would
make it return to a discarding state; otherwise, temporary data loops
might result.
• Max hops – The max number of hop counts for the MST region.
• Remaining hops – The remaining number of hop counts for the MST
instance.
• CIST path cost – The CIST path cost from this bridge to the regional
root.
• Transmission limit – The minimum interval between the transmission
of consecutive RSTP/MSTP BPDUs.
• Path Cost Method – The path cost is used to determine the best path
between devices. The path cost method is used to determine the range of
values that can be assigned to each interface.
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