Chapter9, Switching database commands, Chapter 9 – Allied Telesis AT-8116 User Manual

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Chapter 9

Switching Database Commands

This section contains instructions for managing the Switching
Database with the Administrative Interface. Type

<switch-db>

to

view related commands.

The Switching Database consists of 8192 entries. Each active entry
contains the information relevant to a workstation, characterized by
its Ethernet MAC Address. Each entry contains the following
information:

Entry

Signifies the index in the Switching Database Table.

LOCK

If on (denoted as a +), the entry will not be deleted by the
switch aging process (static entry). If off (denoted as a -), this is
a dynamic entry that may be automatically deleted by the
switch aging process if a packet with this source MAC address
is not received during an aging time period.

MGMT (not user configurable)

If on (denoted as a +), the entry is a system address. Such
addresses are the switch’s individual and group addresses, as
well as other addresses added by the management system. If
off (denoted as a -), the entry contains the MAC address of a
station on the connected network.

DPORT

The destination port to which frames with the stated address
will be forwarded.

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