Maximum Age (2 bytes) (BPDU)

Protocol: BPDU (Spanning Tree) BPDU PCI

Field: maximum age

Length: 2 bytes

Contents: Laufzeit-Grundwert.

The current value is always set by the root bridge and is unchanged (unless it's changed at the root bridge).

This value is needed by other bridges to determin the BPDU's age. This field contains the time, in 1/256ths of a second, at which the configuration message should be deleted.