Chapter6: Security
6.1 MAC Address
A switch maintains a MAC address table for frame forwarding. Each entry in this table contains the MAC address of a
connected device, to which port this device is connected and to which VLAN the port belongs.
6.1.1 Static MAC
A MAC address table consists of two types of entries: static and dynamic. Static entries are manually configured and never
age out. Dynamic entries can be manually configured or dynamically learned and may age out.
Figure 6-1-1
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The static address table maintains the static address entries which can be added or removed manually. In the stable
networks, the static MAC address entries can facilitate the switch to reduce broadcast packets and remarkably enhance
the efficiency of packets forwarding without learning the address. The static MAC address learned by the port in the
binding mode will be displayed in the Static Address Table.
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Figure 6-1-2
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