Understanding the default STP configuration

You should be familiar with STP defaults before you make configuration changes.

Table 1. Default STP configuration

Parameter

Default setting

Spanning-tree mode

By default, STP, RSTP, and MSTP are disabled

Bridge priority

32768

Bridge forward delay

15 seconds

Bridge maximum aging time

20 seconds

Error disable timeout timer

Disabled

Error disable timeout interval

300 seconds

Port-channel path cost

Standard

Bridge hello time

2 seconds

The following table lists the switch defaults for the interface-specific configuration.
Table 2. Default interface specific configuration

Parameter

Default setting

Spanning tree

Enabled on the interface

Automatic edge detection

Disabled

Path cost

2000

Edge port

Disabled

Guard root

Disabled

Hello time

2 seconds

Link type

Point-to-point

Portfast

Disabled

Port priority

128

BPDU restriction

Restriction is disabled.