Specifications

Configuring the Switch
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Configuration Settings for RSTP
• Path Cost Method – The path cost is used to determine the best path between
devices. The path cost method is used to determine the range of values that can
be assigned to each interface.
- Long: Specifies 32-bit based values that range from 1-200,000,000.
- Short: Specifies 16-bit based values that range from 1-65535.
• Transmission Limit – The maximum transmission rate for BPDUs is specified by
setting the minimum interval between the transmission of consecutive protocol
messages. (Range: 1-10; Default: 3)
Web – Click Spanning Tree, STA Configuration. Modify the required attributes, and
click Apply.
Figure 2-46 Configuring the Spanning Tree Algorithm