Chapter4
MACAddressTable
Configuration
TableofContents
IntroductiontoMACAddress...............................................27
ConguringMACAddressT able............................................29
MACAddressT ableCongurationExample............................34
IntroductiontoMACAddress
MACMediaAccessControl)addressisthehardwareidentication
ofanetworkdevice.TheswitchforwardspacketsbasedonMAC
address.MACaddressisunique,ensuringaccuratepacketfor-
warding.
EachswitchmaintainsaMACaddresstablecalledforwarding
database(FDB).FDBrecordsone-to-onemappingrelationship
betweenMACaddressesandswitchports.Whenreceivinga
dataframe,theswitchdecideswhethertodropitorforwardit
totheproperportbasedonthistable.TheFDBisthebasisand
prerequisiteforfastforwarding.
CompositionandMeaningofMAC
AddressTable
AMACaddressandaVLANIDpairuniquelyidentifyaMACaddress
tableentry.ZXR105900EMACaddresstableentryincludesthe
followingitems:
1.MACaddress:suchas00D0.D056.95CA.
2.PortNo.:MACaddresscorrespondingportsuchasgei_1/1,
smartgroup1.
3.VLANID:MACaddresscorrespondingVLANIDsuchas10.
4.Othermarks:IndicateMACaddressstateandoperation.
ZXR105900EMACaddresstableentryhasthefollowingmarks:
�stc:WhethertheMACaddressisastaticone.
�per:WhethertheMACaddressispermanent.
�toS:WhethertheMACaddressissolid.
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