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Configuring Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding
Note The feature is only supported on Catalyst 4900M, Catalyst 4948E, Supervisor Engine 6-E, and
Supervisor Engine 6L-E.
This chapter describes the Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding (Unicast RPF) feature. The Unicast RPF
feature helps to mitigate problems that are caused by malformed or forged IP source addresses that are
passing through a switch.
For a complete description of the Unicast RPF commands in this chapter, refer to the chapter “Unicast
Reverse Path Forwarding Commands” of the Cisco IOS Security Command Reference. To locate
documentation of other commands that appear in this chapter, use the command reference master index
or search online.
To identify the hardware platform or software image information associated with a feature, use the
Feature Navigator on Cisco.com to search for information about the feature or refer to the software
release notes for a specific release. For more information, see the “Identifying Supported Platforms”
section in the chapter “Using Cisco IOS Software.”
Note For complete syntax and usage information for the switch commands used in this chapter, look at the
Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Switch Command Reference and related publications at this location:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps4324/index.html
If the command is not found in the Catalyst 4500 Command Reference, it is located in the larger Cisco
IOS library. Refer to the Cisco IOS Command Reference and related publications at this location:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6350/index.html
This chapter includes the following sections:
About Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding, page 32-2
Unicast RPF Configuration Tasks, page 32-9
Monitoring and Maintaining Unicast RPF, page 32-11
Unicast RPF Configuration Example: Inbound and Outbound Filters, page 32-12