Cisco Catalyst 250 Series Command Reference

spanning-tree mst forward-time
To set the forward-delay timer for MST instances, use the spanning-tree mst forward-time command in
global configuration mode. To return to the default settings, use the no form of this command.
spanning-tree mst forward-time seconds
no spanning-tree mst forward-time
Syntax Description
Number of seconds to set the forward-delay timer for all the MST instances. The
range is 4 to 30.
seconds
Command Default
The default is 15 seconds.
Command Modes
Global configuration
Command History
ModificationRelease
This command was introduced.Cisco IOS 15.0(2)EX
Examples
This example shows how to set the forward-delay timer for all MST instances:
Switch(config)# spanning-tree mst forward-time 20
Related Commands
DescriptionCommand
Sets the interval between hello BPDUs sent by the root switch.
spanning-tree mst hello-time
Sets the interval between messages that the spanning tree receives
from the root switch.
spanning-tree mst max-age
Specifies the number of hops allowed before a BDPU is discarded.
spanning-tree mst max-hops
Catalyst 2960-X Switch Layer 2 Command Reference, Cisco IOS Release 15.0(2)EX
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Layer 2 Commands
spanning-tree mst forward-time

Cisco Catalyst 250 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	Catalyst 250 Series
Category	Switch
Language	English