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Chapter 20 Configuring IPX Unicast Layer 3 Switching on Supervisor Engine 1
Default IPX MLS Configuration
Figure 20-1 IPX MLS Example Topology
Default IPX MLS Configuration
Table 20-1 displays the default IPX MLS configuration.
Configuration Guidelines and Restrictions
These Cisco IOS software features and commands affect IPX MLS:
IPX accounting—IPX accounting cannot be enabled on an IPX MLS-enabled interface.
IPX EIGRP—MLS is supported for EIGRP interfaces if the Transport Control (TC) maximum
is set to a value greater than the default (16).
The clear ipx route command clears all IPX MLS cache entries.
Source IPX
Address
01.Aa
01.Aa
02.Cc
01.Aa:02.CcData
03.Bb
02.Cc
01.Aa
Dd:Bb
Dd:Cc
Dd:Aa
Marketing
Engineering
Sales
Destination
IPX Address
Rewrite Src/Dst
MAC Address
Destination
VLAN
MSFC
Net 1/Sales
01
MAC = Aa
MAC = Dd
MAC = Bb
MAC = Cc
Net 3/Marketing
03
Net 2/Engineering
02
Aa:Dd
01.Aa:02.CcData Dd:Cc
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Host A
Host B
Host C
Table 20-1 Default IPX MLS Configuration
Feature Default Value
IPX MLS enable state Enabled
IPX MLS aging time 256 seconds
IPX MLS fast aging time 32 seconds
IPX MLS fast aging time packet threshold 100 packets
IPX MLS long aging time 900 seconds