Networking::STPGlobals::get_forward_delay

Introduced : BIG-IP_v9.0
Gets the forward delay parameter, which controls how long an interface was blocked from forwarding network traffic after a reconfiguration of the spanning tree topology. The default value is 15 seconds, and the valid range is 4-30 seconds. Note that this parameter has no effect when the STP mode is RSPT or MSTP, as long as all bridges in the spanning tree use the RSTP or MSTP protocol.

Prototype

long get_forward_delay(

);

Parameters

Parameter Type Description

Return Type

Type Description
long The forward delay value.

Exceptions

Exception Description
Common::AccessDenied Raised if the client credentials are not valid.
Common::InvalidArgument Raised if one of the arguments is invalid.
Common::OperationFailed Raised if an operation error occurs.

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