Chapter 16 Configuring Bridging on the ML-Series Card

Monitoring and Verifying Bridging

Figure 16-1

Bridging Example

 

ML_Series_A

 

ML_Series_B

 

pos 0

pos 0

SONET/SDH

 

fast ethernet 0

fast ethernet 0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Example 16-1 ML_Series A Configuration

bridge irb

bridge 1 protocol ieee

!

!

interface FastEthernet0 no ip address bridge-group 1

!

interface POS0 no ip address bridge-group 1

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Example 16-2 ML_Series B Configuration

bridge irb

bridge 1 protocol ieee

!

!

interface FastEthernet0 no ip address bridge-group 1

!

interface POS0 no ip address bridge-group 1

Monitoring and Verifying Bridging

After you have set up the ML-Series card for bridging, you can monitor and verify its operation by performing the following procedure in privileged EXEC mode:

 

 

Command

Purpose

 

Step 1

 

 

 

ML_Series# clear bridge

Removes any learned entries from the forwarding database of a

 

 

bridge-group-number

particular bridge group, clears the transmit, and receives counts

 

 

 

for any statically configured forwarding entries.

 

Step 2

 

 

 

ML_Series# show bridge

Displays classes of entries in the bridge forwarding database.

 

 

{bridge-group-number

 

 

 

 

 

 

interface-address}

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco ONS 15310-CL and Cisco ONS 15310-MA Ethernet Card Software Feature and Configuration Guide R8.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

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