Configure Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol - ZyXEL Communications XMG1915 Series User Manual

45.7 Configure Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol

To configure MSTP, click SWITCHING > Spanning Tree Protocol > MSTP in the navigation panel to display
the screen as shown.
Figure 175 SWITCHING > Spanning Tree Protocol > MSTP > Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 136 SWITCHING > Spanning Tree Protocol > MSTP > Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol
LABEL
Bridge
Active
Hello Time
Max Age
Forwarding Delay
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DESCRIPTION
Enable the switch button to activate MSTP on the Switch. Disable the switch to disable MSTP
on the Switch.
Note: You must also activate Multiple Spanning Tree (MSTP) in the SWITCHING >
Spanning Tree Protocol > Spanning Tree Setup screen to enable MSTP on the
Switch.
This is the time interval in seconds between BPDU (Bridge Protocol Data Units) configuration
message generations by the root switch. The allowed range is 1 to 10 seconds.
This is the maximum time (in seconds) a switch can wait without receiving a BPDU before
attempting to reconfigure. All switch ports (except for designated ports) should receive BPDUs
at regular intervals. Any port that ages out STP information (provided in the last BPDU)
becomes the designated port for the attached LAN. If it is a root port, a new root port is
selected from among the Switch ports attached to the network. The allowed range is 6 to 40
seconds.
This is the maximum time (in seconds) a switch will wait before changing states. This delay is
required because every switch 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 blocking state; otherwise, temporary data loops might result.
The allowed range is 4 to 30 seconds. As a general rule:
Note: 2 * (Forward Delay
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1) >= Max Age >= 2 * (Hello Time + 1)
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