Instruction Manual

Managing Address Forwarding Tables (Layer 2 & Layer 3)
Cajun P550/P220 Switch Operation Guide 14-5
12. Use Table14-2 to review your search criteria options:
Table14-2. Address Forwarding Table Parameters
Parameter Defines the...
Index Index number of this address entry in the switch address forwarding
table.
MAC
Address
MAC address associated with this entry. This address is learned by the
switch as an address to forward to the associated port.
Port Port associated with this MAC address table entry. Use this setting to
display the entries associated with that port.
Options include:
• Forward - Forwards the entry.
• Filter - Filters the entry.
• Cpu - Stores the entry.
Valid Whether the port binding is valid. This helps the re-learn performance.
Group Group number associated with this MAC address.
TblInst Address table instance number associated with this MAC address.
Priority Priority level associated with traffic forwarded to this MAC address.
The options are:
• Normal
• High
You can set this parameter on all learned entries.
Persistence The persistence of the entry in the table can be set on all learned
entries:
• Permanent - The address is not aged out of the table.
• Invalid - This entry is cleared from the table each time the switch
resets.
• Ageout - Address is cleared from the address forwarding table
when the timeout interval expires. This is the state of all entries
dynamically learned by the switch. It ensures that MAC addresses
that are not active on the network do not remain in the switch
address forwarding table indefinitely.
Status The status of the address entry.
Options include:
• Learned
• Management
• Self
• Multicast