STP Forward-Time

ndiayemalick · July 2008

Hello Experts,

I need a clarification; in STP, when you set the forward delay to 10 seconds does that mean that the switch will wait a total of 20 seconds before transitioning to the forwarding state?

Brian McGahan · July 2008

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Yes, it means 10 seconds for each listening and learning, for a total
of 20.

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ndiayemalick wrote:

Hello Experts,

I need a clarification; in STP, when you set the forward delay to
10 seconds does that mean that the switch will wait a total of 20
seconds before transitioning to the forwarding state?

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Brian McGahan · July 2008

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Also look at the verification, you can see in the timestamps of the
debug when the transitions between states occurs.

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ndiayemalick wrote:

Hello Experts,

I need a clarification; in STP, when you set the forward delay to
10 seconds does that mean that the switch will wait a total of 20
seconds before transitioning to the forwarding state?

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STP Forward-Time

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