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- From: seifert@netcom.com (Rich Seifert)
- Subject: Re: Bridge hello messge format?
- Message-ID: <x6lmds.seifert@netcom.com>
- Date: Mon, 27 Jul 92 20:51:29 GMT
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- References: <15824@pitt.UUCP>
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- In article <15824@pitt.UUCP>, bjpst5@icarus.lis.pitt.edu (Bryan J Petty) writes:
- >
- > Does anyone know the format for the Hello messages for an ethernet
- > bridge? This is defined in the 802.1d draft (I think). thanks Bryan
-
-
- It is completely specified in IEEE 802.1 d (which is now a signed-off
- IEEE spec, and an ISO Draft IS.
- It is formally known as a "Bridge PDU" and here goes:
-
- Protocol Identifier (2 bytes; indicates that this is the Spanning Tree
- Protocol)
-
- Protocol Version # (1 byte, currently at version 1)
-
- BPDU Type (1 byte; 0 = BPDU, 1 = Topology Change Notification)
-
- Flags (1 byte; used for Topology change flags)
-
- Root Identifier (8 bytes; identifies current root bridge. 2 bytes
- are the bridge priority,m and 6 bytes are the bridge's 48 bit
- unique ID)
-
- Root Path Cost (4 bytes; the cost to the root from the bridge sending
- the BPDU)
-
- Bridge Identifier (8 bytes; indicates the bridge sending the BPDU)
-
- Port IDentifier (2 bytes; indicates the port # on the bridge from
- which the BPDU originated)
-
- Message Age ( 2 bytes, indicates the age of this BPDU- they get old
- as they propagate through the network)
-
- Max Age (2 bytes; the maximum age of a valid BPDU as specified by the root)
-
- Hello Time (2 bytes; the interval between Hellos coming from the root)
-
- Forward Delay (2 bytes; used to control the time to wait when changing
- certain bridge states, and for aging of bridge tables)
-
- The BPDU is encapsulated in an 802.n frame.
-
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