Introduction
Aging Exception
“Permanent” address entries are an exception to the aging rule. A permanent address is one that is not subject to the aging timer and will remain in the filter table for an indefinite period of time.
A table is reserved for permanent address entries, separate from the table that is used for those
Filled Address Table
The filter table can hold 2048 address entries.If filter address table becomes filled, the following automatic procedure is followed:
This procedure defines that an address that is not in the table will not be added and will be treated as any other unknown address. The frame will be passed to the other segment. An alarm will also be generated with the message “Station Address Table Full,” and from this point, another alarm will be generated only if in the meantime the table empties by 1/3 and then fills up again.