max-age
Syntax
max-age seconds;
Hierarchy Level
[edit logical-systems logical-system-name protocols (mstp | rstp)], [edit logical-systems logical-system-name protocols vstp vlan vlan-id], [edit logical-systems logical-system-name routing-instances routing-instance-name protocols (mstp | rstp)], [edit logical-systems logical-system-name routing-instances routing-instance-name protocols vstp vlan vlan-id],
[edit protocols mstp], [edit protocols rstp], [edit protocols stp], [edit protocols vstp vlan vlan-id]
[edit routing-instances routing-instance-name protocols (mstp | rstp)], [edit routing-instances routing-instance-name protocols vstp vlan vlan-id]
Description
For Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP), VLAN Spanning Tree Protocol (VSTP), or Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP), specifies the maximum expected arrival time of hello BPDUs.
Default
20 seconds
Options
seconds—(Optional) Number
of seconds expected between hello BPDUs.
seconds—The maximum age of received protocol BPDUs.
Range: 6 through 40
Default: 20 seconds
Required Privilege Level
routing—To view this statement in the configuration.
routing-control—To add this statement to the configuration.
Release Information
Statement introduced in Junos OS Release 8.4.
Statement updated in Junos OS Release 9.4 for EX Series switches to add VSTP support.
Support for logical systems added in Junos OS Release 9.6.