Route redistribution commands, Arp overview, Arp (address resolution – Avaya C360 User Manual

Page 172: Protocol) table configuration

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Avaya C360 Layer 3 Features

172 Installation and Configuration Guide Avaya C360 Multilayer Stackable Switches, version 4.5

Route Redistribution Commands

ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) Table Configuration

ARP Overview

IP logical network addresses are independent of physical addresses. Since the physical
address must be used to convey data in the form of a frame from one device to another, a
mechanism is required to acquire a destination device hardware address from its IP address.
This mechanism/ability is called ARP (Address Resolution Protocol).

The following mechanism describes how a station builds an ARP Table:

In order to...

Use the following command...

Redistribute routing information
from other protocols

redistribute

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