Allied Telesis SwitchBlade x3100 Series Manual page 337

Configuring the Forwarding Database
SET SWITCH AGEINGTIMER
Syntax
SET SWITCH AGEINGTIMER=10..630
The SET SWITCH AGEINGTIMER sets the threshold value (in seconds) of the ageing
Description
timer. Afterwards, a dynamic entry in the Forwarding Database is automatically removed.
If the switch finds no matching entries in the Forwarding Database during the Forwarding
Process, then all switch interfaces in the VLAN/HVLAN will be flooded with the packet
(except the interface on which the packet was received).
The following table gives the range of values for each option that can be specified with
Options
this command and a Default Value (if applicable).
Option
AGEING-
TIMER
Changing the ageing time will only affect entries added to the Forwarding Database after the timer has
Note:
been changed.
Example
SET SWITCH AGEINGTIMER=300
Software Reference for SwitchBlade x3100 Series Switches (Layer Two Switching)
Description
Time (in seconds) after which a dynamic entry in the
Forwarding Database is automatically removed.
The maximum setting of 630 seconds is approximately
10.5 minutes.
The valid ageing timer range for the SBx3112 is 10 to
630. This range may be different for other products in
the SBx3100 family.
Introduction
Default Value
300 seconds
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