discarded. Also, all multicast frames arriving on the remote virtual port(s) are silently discarded.
Broadcast Traffic on Bridge Ports
The modem forwards only IP and ARP broadcast frames in both upstream and downstream directions. IP and ARP broadcast frames arriving on the Ethernet port are forwarded to the remote virtual port(s). All other broadcast frames arriving on the Ethernet port are silently discarded.
IP and ARP broadcast frames arriving on the remote virtual port(s) are forwarded to the Ethernet port. All other broadcast frames arriving on the remote virtual port(s) are silently discarded.
Unicast Traffic on Bridge Ports
The modem forwards only IP unicast frames in both upstream and downstream directions. IP unicast frames arriving on the Ethernet port are forwarded to the remote virtual port(s). All other unicast frames arriving on the Ethernet port are silently discarded.
IP unicast frames arriving on the remote virtual port(s) are forwarded to the Ethernet port. All other unicast frames arriving on the remote virtual port(s) are silently discarded.