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IP configuration overview
Layer 2 Switches
You can configure an IP address on a Brocade Layer 2 Switch for management access to the Layer
2 Switch. An IP address is required for Telnet access, Web management access, and SNMP access.
You also can specify the default gateway for forwarding traffic to other subnets.
IP packet flow through a Layer 3 Switch
Figure 110 shows how an IP packet moves through a Brocade Layer 3 Switch.
FIGURE 110 IP Packet flow through a Brocade Layer 3 Switch
Incoming
Port
Outgoing
Port
Session
Table
N
Y
Fwding
Cache
N
Y
N
Y
Y
N
PBR
or
IP acc
policy
IP Route
Table
ARP
Cache
Load
Balancing
Algorithm
Mult.
Equal-
cost
Paths
Lowest
Admin.
Distance
Lowest
Metric
Static ARP
Table
RIP
OSPF
BGP4