Huawei Quidway S3100 Series

Operation Manual – MAC Address Forwarding Table
Quidway S3100 Series Ethernet Switches
Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 MAC Address Table Management.............................................................................. 1-1
1.1 Overview............................................................................................................................ 1-1
1.1.1 Introduction to MAC Address Table........................................................................ 1-1
1.1.2 Entries in a MAC Address Table............................................................................. 1-1
1.1.3 MAC Address Learning Mechanism ....................................................................... 1-2
1.1.4 Aging Time of MAC Address Entries....................................................................... 1-3
1.1.5 Limitations on the Number of MAC Addresses Learnt............................................ 1-3
1.2 MAC Address Table Management..................................................................................... 1-4
1.2.1 Configuring a MAC Address Entry and the Aging Time.......................................... 1-4
1.2.2 Setting the Maximum Number of MAC Addresses a Port can Learn...................... 1-4
1.3 Displaying and Maintaining a MAC Address Table ........................................................... 1-5
1.4 Configuration Example ...................................................................................................... 1-5