Cisco Catalyst 3750-X Command Reference

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Chapter 2 Catalyst 3750-X and 3560-X Switch Cisco IOS Commands
switchport protected
switchport protected
Use the switchport protected interface configuration command on the switch stack or on a standalone
switch to isolate unicast, multicast, and broadcast traffic at Layer 2 from other protected ports on the
same switch. Use the no form of this command to disable protection on the port.
switchport protected
no switchport protected
Syntax Description This command has no arguments or keywords.
Defaults No protected port is defined. All ports are nonprotected.
Command Modes Interface configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines The switchport protection feature is local to the switch; communication between protected ports on the
same switch is possible only through a Layer 3 device. To prevent communication between protected
ports on different switches, you must configure the protected ports for unique VLANs on each switch
and configure a trunk link between the switches. A protected port is different from a secure port.
A protected port does not forward any traffic (unicast, multicast, or broadcast) to any other port that is
also a protected port. Data traffic cannot be forwarded between protected ports at Layer 2; only control
traffic, such as PIM packets, is forwarded because these packets are processed by the CPU and forwarded
in software. All data traffic passing between protected ports must be forwarded through a Layer 3 device.
Because a switch stack represents a single logical switch, Layer 2 traffic is not forwarded between any
protected ports in the switch stack, whether they are on the same or different switches in the stack.
Port monitoring does not work if both the monitor and monitored ports are protected ports.
Examples This example shows how to enable a protected port on an interface:
Switch(config)# interface gigabitethernet1/0/2
Switch(config-if)# switchport protected
You can verify your settings by entering the show interfaces interface-id switchport privileged EXEC
command.
Release Modification
12.2(53)SE2 This command was introduced.

Cisco Catalyst 3750-X Specifications

General

Switching Capacity	160 Gbps
Stacking Bandwidth	64 Gbps
Max Stacking Units	9
Layer Support	Layer 2 and Layer 3
Form Factor	Rack-mountable
DRAM	256 MB
Flash Memory	64 MB
Model	Cisco Catalyst 3750-X Series
Ports	24 or 48 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports
Uplink Interfaces	4 SFP or 2 SFP+
Features	StackWise Plus, EnergyWise
Image	IP Base or IP Services
Operating Temperature	0 to 40°C
Operating Humidity	10 to 85% noncondensing