C H A P T E R 14

Configuring Access Control Lists on the

ML-Series Card

This chapter describes the access control list (ACL) features built into the ML-Series card and contains the following major sections:

•Understanding ACLs, page 14-1

•ML-Series ACL Support, page 14-1

•Modifying ACL TCAM Size, page 14-5

Understanding ACLs

ACLs provide network control and security, allowing you to filter packet flow into or out of ML-Series interfaces. ACLs, which are sometimes called filters, allow you to restrict network use by certain users or devices. ACLs are created for each protocol and are applied on the interface for either inbound or outbound traffic. ACLs do not apply to outbound control plane traffic. Only one ACL filter can be applied per direction per subinterface.

When creating ACLs, you define criteria to apply to each packet processed by the ML-Series card; the ML-Series card decides whether to forward or block the packet based on whether or not the packet matches the criteria in your list. Packets that do not match any criteria in your list are automatically blocked by the implicit “deny all traffic” criteria statement at the end of every ACL.

ML-Series ACL Support

Both control-plane and data-plane ACLs are supported on the ML-Series card:

•Control-plane ACLs: ACLs used to filter control data that is processed by the CPU of the ML-Series card (for example, distribution of routing information, Internet Group Membership Protocol (IGMP) joins, and so on).

•Data-plane ACLs: ACLs used to filter user data being routed or bridged through the ML Series in hardware (for example, denying access to a host, and so on). These ACLs are applied to an interface in the input or output direction using the ip access-groupcommand.

The following apply when using data-plane ACLs on the ML-Series card:

•ACLs are supported on all interface types, including bridged interfaces.

•Reflexive and dynamic ACLs are not supported on the ML-Series card.

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ONS 15310-CL, ONS 15310-MA, Cisco ONS 15310-MA specifications

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