Managing Address Forwarding Tables (Layer 2 & Layer 3)

12.Use Table 14-2 to review your search criteria options:

Table 14-2.Address Forwarding Table Parameters

Parameter

Defines the...

 

 

Index

Index number of this address entry in the switch address forwarding

 

table.

 

 

MAC

MAC address associated with this entry. This address is learned by the

Address

switch as an address to forward to the associated port.

 

 

Port

Port associated with this MAC address table entry. Use this setting to

 

display the entries associated with that port.

 

Options include:

 

•

Forward - Forwards the entry.

 

•

Filter - Filters the entry.

 

•

Cpu - Stores the entry.

 

 

Valid

Whether the port binding is valid. This helps the re-learn performance.

 

 

Group

Group number associated with this MAC address.

 

 

TblInst

Address table instance number associated with this MAC address.

 

 

Priority

Priority level associated with traffic forwarded to this MAC address.

 

The options are:

 

• Normal

 

•

High

 

You can set this parameter on all learned entries.

 

 

Persistence

The persistence of the entry in the table can be set on all learned

 

entries:

 

•

Permanent - The address is not aged out of the table.

 

•

Invalid - This entry is cleared from the table each time the switch

 

 

resets.

 

•

Ageout - Address is cleared from the address forwarding table

 

 

when the timeout interval expires. This is the state of all entries

 

 

dynamically learned by the switch. It ensures that MAC addresses

 

 

that are not active on the network do not remain in the switch

 

 

address forwarding table indefinitely.

 

 

Status

The status of the address entry.

 

Options include:

 

• Learned

 

• Management

 

•

Self

 

•

Multicast

 

 

 

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