
Configuring the Switch
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Configuring Bridge STA
The following figure and table describe Bridge STA configuration.
Alcatel OmniStack 8008
< Spanning Tree Bridge Configuration >
Spanning Tree Protocol : On
Bridge Priority : 32768
Hello Time (in seconds) : 2
Max Age (in seconds) : 20
Forward Delay (in seconds) : 15
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Parameter Default Description
Spanning Tree Protocol On Enable this parameter to participate in an STA-compliant
network.
Priority 32,768 Device priority is used in selecting the root device, root
port, and designated port. The device with the highest
priority 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.
Enter a value from 0 - 65535.
Remember that the lower the numeric value, the higher
the priority.
Hello Time 2 Time interval (in seconds) at which the root device
transmits a configuration message.
The minimum value is1.
The maximum value is
the lower of 10 or [(Max. Message Age / 2) -1].