Configuration Notes
Page 72 7210 SAS D, E OS Router Configuration Guide
MAC Filters
• If a MAC filter policy is created with an entry and entry action specified but the packet
matching criteria is not defined, then all packets processed through this filter policy entry
will pass and take the action specified. There are no default parameters defined for
matching criteria.
• MAC filters cannot be applied to network interfaces, routable VPLS or IES services.
• MAC filters cannot be applied to network interfaces.
• Some of the MAC match criteria fields are exclusive to each other, based on the type of
Ethernet frame. Use the following table to determine the exclusivity of fields.In the 7210
SAS M, the default frame-format is “EthernetII”
Table 4: MAC Match Criteria Exclusivity Rules
Frame Format Etype
Ethernet – II
Yes
802.3
No
802.3 – snap
No
802.3-llc
No