T3700G-28TQ
 
JetStream 28-Port Gigabit Stackable L3 Managed Switch CLI Guide 
 
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period  ——  TC Protect Cycle, ranging from 1 to 10 in seconds. By default, it is 
5. 
Command Mode 
Global Configuration Mode 
Example 
Configure TC Threshold as 30 packets and TC Protect Cycle as 10 seconds: 
T3700G-28TQ(config)#spanning-tree tc-defend threshold 30 period 10 
spanning-tree timer 
Description 
The  spanning-tree timer command is used to configure forward-time, 
hello-time and max-age of Spanning Tree. To return to the default configurations, 
please use no spanning-tree timer command. 
Syntax 
spanning-tree timer {  [forward-time  forward-time] [hello-time  hello-time] 
[max-age max-age] } 
no spanning-tree timer 
Parameter 
forward-time  —— Forward Delay, which is the time for the port to transit its 
state after the network topology is changed. Forward Delay ranges from 4 to 30 
in seconds and it is 15 by default. Otherwise, 2 * (Forward Delay - 1) >= Max 
Age. 
hello-time  ——Hello Time, which is the interval to send BPDU packets, and 
used to test the links. Hello Time ranges from 1 to 10 in seconds and it is 2 by 
default. Otherwise, 2 * (Hello Time + 1) <= Max Age. 
max-age  —— The maximum time the switch can wait without receiving a 
BPDU before attempting to reconfigure, ranging from 6 to 40 in seconds. By 
default, it is 20. 
Command Mode 
Global Configuration Mode 
Example 
Configure forward-time, hello-time and max-age for Spanning Tree as 16 
seconds, 3 seconds and 22 seconds respectively: