Nortel Alteon OS 40M2420 Command Reference Manual page 234

Alteon OS Command Reference
Table 6-43 Spanning Tree Bridge Menu Options (/cfg/l2/stg/brg)
Command Syntax and Usage
fwd <new bridge Forward Delay (4-30 secs)>
Configures the bridge forward delay parameter. The forward delay parameter specifies the amount
of time that a bridge port has to wait before it changes from the listening state to the learning state
and from the learning state to the forwarding state. The range is 4 to 30 seconds, and the default is
15 seconds.
This command does not apply to MSTP (see CIST on
aging <new bridge Aging Time (1-65535 secs, 0 to disable)>
Configures the forwarding database aging time. The aging time specifies the amount of time the
bridge waits without receiving a packet from a station before removing the station from the for-
warding database. The range is 1 to 65535 seconds, and the default is 300 seconds. To disable
aging, set this parameter to 0.
cur
Displays the current bridge STG parameters.
When configuring STG bridge parameters, the following formulas must be used:
2*(fwd-1) > mxage
2*(hello+1) < mxage
234 Chapter 6: The Configuration Menu
page 227).
40M2420, April 2007