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Maximum Age
A timer that is used to wait for the Hello BPDU from the Root Bridge. If this device receives the BPDU
before the timer expires, the timer will be reset. Else, the device will send the topology changed
BPDU to notify other devices.
The range of Maximum Age is from 6 to 40 seconds.
The default Maximum Age is 20 seconds.
Note: The relationship between "Hello Time", "Forward Delay", and "Maximum Age" is:
2 x (Forward Delay - 1 sec) >= Max Age >= 2 x (Hello Time + 1 sec)