Configuring the PathBuilder S200 Series Switch for Bridging Operation

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Figure 22. Server’s Destination MAC Address Not on LAN AAA

3)After receiving no response on the local LAN, the PC uses Source Route Bridging (SRB) to find the path to the remote server. The PC can resend the TEST frame indicating that the frame is to be bridged over all routes.

The PC resends an All Route Explorer (ARE) TEST frame via its SRB software (Figure 23).

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Figure 23. All Route Explorer (ARE) Frame Searches the Network for the Server

4)The TEST frame includes the following:

Destination Address is server's MAC Address.

Routing Information Indicator bit (RII) is set to one. This bit is the most significant bit in the source address, indicating this frame has a Routing Information Field (RIF).

Three bits in the Routing Information Field (RIF) indicate this is an ARE. This instructs all bridges that encounter this frame to forward the frame to their destination LANs. This form of broadcast ensures that at least one copy of the frame arrives at the destination.

Routing Information Field (RIF) shows the path (LAN number/Bridge number, LAN number/Bridge number, etc.) that each ARE frame took on its search between the source and the destination.

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