Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions Switch/Router Viewing the RIF Table

Configuring Source Route to Transparent Bridging
Page 17-46
Viewing the RIF Table
A Routing Information Field (RIF) is stored for each MAC address learned on a token ring
port. One RIF is stored for each MAC address. The maximum size of each RIF is 32 bytes
(long enough to traverse 15 bridge hops)
Once a RIF is learned for a MAC address, it is maintained until the MAC address is aged out
of the CAM. You can view a list of RIFs using the srtbrif command. To view the RIF table
follow these steps:
1. Enter the srtbrif command at the menu prompt. The following prompt is displayed:
Enter MAC address ([XXYYZZ:AABBCC] or return for none) :
Enter the MAC address for which you want to see the RIF and press <return>, or enter a
<return> without a MAC address to list all RIFs.
2. Once you enter a MAC address (or <return>), the following prompt appears:
Enter Group ID (return for all Group) :
Enter a group ID and press <return>, or enter a <return> without a group ID to list the RIFs
for all groups.
3. Once you enter the group ID (or <return>), a screen similar to the following appears:
Group Non-Canonical CAM
Port ID MAC Address Indx Len RIF
---------------- --------------- ----------------------- -------- ------ -------------------------
4/ 1/Brg/ 1 2 10009E:4B7DE1 010E 6 0610:1231:0010:
Field Descriptions
The following section describes the fields shown using the srtbrif command.
Port. This field lists the slot, port number, service type, and instance number for where the
RIF was learned for this MAC address.
Group ID. The group number with which this RIF is associated.
Non-Canonical MAC Address. The MAC address for this RIF. It is shown in non-canonical form.
CAM Indx. The index number in the Content-Addressable Memory (CAM), where the MAC
addresses are stored, in hexadecimal form.
Len. The length of the RIF packet, in bytes.
RIF. The RIF address for this MAC address.