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Smart DeskStream Technical Presentation 43
Source Route Switching
Frame Forwarding using CRF
nDeskStream behaves as a transparent bridge
nIt learns the MAC and RIF information in passing
frames, and builds up an address table
lAlso known as Active Learning
nAs frames arrive, the next hop or destination
MAC address is looked up in the table to
determine which port to forward the frame
lIf the destination MAC address or route descriptor is
not listed against a port the DeskStream forwards the
frame to all ports
nUp to 2048 entries of MAC or route descriptor in
each DeskStream