
46CHAPTER 5: USING THE SWITCH DATABASE
Switch Database Entry States
Databases entries can have three states:
■Learned — The Switch has placed the entry into the Switch Database when a packet was received from an endstation. Note that:
■Learned entries are removed (aged out) from the Switch Database if the Switch does not receive further packets from that endstation within a certain period of time (the aging time). This prevents the Switch Database from becoming full with obsolete entries by ensuring that when an endstation is removed from the network, its entry is also removed from the database.
■Learned entries are removed from the Switch Database if the Switch is reset or
■
■Permanent — The entry has been placed into the Switch Database using the management interface. Permanent entries are not removed from the Switch Database unless they are removed using the Switch management interface or the Switch is initialized.