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Configuring the Maximum Age Timer

The maximum age timer specifies the maximum expected arrival time of hello BPDUs. If the maximum age timer expires, the bridge detects that the link to the root bridge has failed and initiates a topology reconvergence. The maximum age timer should be longer than the configured hello timer.

To configure the maximum age timer, include the following statement:




max-age seconds;

You can configure this statement at the following hierarchy levels:

[edit protocols (mstp | rstp)]
[edit routing-instances routing-instance-name protocols (mstp | rstp)]
[edit protocols vstp vlan vlan-id]
[edit routing-instances routing-instance-name protocols vstp vlan vlan-id]

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