Avaya 1600 manual Bridge configuration

8. Bridge configuration

This chapter describes how to configure the PARTNER ACS 1600 DSL module as a bridge. For more information on the menus, submenus and commands in this chapter, see the “Menu interface” chapter.

A bridge is a device that connects and passes packets between two network segments that use the same communications protocol.

Bridges operate at the data link layer (Layer 2) of the OSI reference model. In general, a bridge will filter, forward, or flood an incoming frame based on the MAC address of that frame.

Although the PARTNER ACS 1600 DSL module comes with bridging enabled by default, you must still:

Enable bridging globally

Enable bridging by port

Set the bridge aging timer

Disable the RIP poisoned reverse globally

Disable the RIP poisoned reverse by port

Enable STP globally

Enable STP by port

You can configure the PARTNER ACS 1600 DSL module as both a router and a bridge – it depends on your application.

A router can improve overall efficiency for a complex network, but a bridge provides better speed and flexibility for the overall network.

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