3.12.16. spanning-tree maximum-age

Syntax

spanning-tree maximum-age seconds

no spanning-tree maximum-age

Parameter

seconds The interval in seconds for a switch to wait the configuration messages, without attempting to redefine its own configuration.

Default

The default maximum age is 20 seconds.

Mode

Global Configuration

Usage

To set the interval in seconds that the switch can wait without receiving the configuration messages, before attempting to redefine its own configuration, use the command spanning-tree maximum-age in the Global Configuratio mode. For the default configuration, use the no form of the commands.

When the maximum age is configured, the following relationship should be maintained:

2 * (forward-time - 1)>= Max-Age >= 2 * (hello-time + 1)

Example

The following example configures STP maximum age to 10.

Switch(config)# spanning-tree maximum-age 10