Chapter 16: Forwarding Database (FDB) Commands
292 Section III: Layer 2 Switching
ADD SWITCH FILTER
Syntax
add switch filter destaddress=
unicast_mac_add
port=
port_number
[vlan=
vlan_name
|
vid
]
add switch filter destaddress=
multicast_mac_add
vlan=
vlan_name
|
vid
Parameters
destaddress
Specifies the a data VLAN with a VLAN name or VLAN ID.
unicast_mac_add
Specifies a unicast MAC address in the format: ff-ff-ff-ff-ff-ff. The
first octet of a unicast MAC address is an even number.
multicast_mac_add
Specifies a multicast MAC address in the format: ff-ff-ff-ff-ff-ff. The
first octet of a multicast MAC address is an odd number.
port_number
Specifies the port number.
vlan
Specifies a tagged VLAN that the port belongs to. Do not specify
this parameter if the port is only a member of untagged VLAN. You
must specify this parameter when adding a multicast MAC
address.
Description
Use this command to add a static entry to the Forwarding Database
(FDB). FDB is a database to store MAC addresses that the switch uses to
determine a port to forward frames.
You can add up to 2048 static entries to the Forwarding Database.
Confirmation Command
“SHOW SWITCH FDB” on page 299
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