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Configuring MAC Address Table Management
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Static MAC address entry: Also known as permanent MAC address entry. This
type of MAC address entries are added/removed manually and can not age out
by themselves. Using static MAC address entries can reduce broadcast packets
remarkably and are suitable for networks where network devices seldom
change.
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Dynamic MAC address entry: This type of MAC address entries age out after
the configured aging time. They are generated by the MAC address learning
mechanism or configured manually.
Table 152 lists the different types of MAC address entries and their characteristics.
Configuring MAC
Address Table
Management
MAC Address Entry
Configuration Tasks
Configuring a MAC
Address Entry
You can add, modify, or remove one MAC address entry, remove all the MAC
address entries (unicast MAC addresses only) concerning a specific port, or remove
a specific type of MAC address entries (dynamic or static).
Table 152
Characteristics of different types of MAC address entries
MAC address entry
Configuration
method Aging
time
Reserved or not
at reboot (if the
configuration is
saved)
Static MAC address
entry
Manually configured
Unavailable
Yes
Dynamic MAC address
entry
Manually configured or
generated by MAC
address learning
mechanism
Available No
Table 153
MAC address entry configuration tasks
Configuration task
Description
Related section
Configure a MAC address entry
Required
“Configuring a MAC Address
Entry” on page 227
Set the aging time for MAC addresses
Optional
“Setting the Aging Time for
MAC Address Entries” on page
228
Configure the maximum number of
MAC addresses that a port can learn
Optional
“Setting the Maximum Number
of MAC Addresses a Port Can
Learn” on page 228
Disable a port from learning MAC
addresses
Optional
“Disabling MAC Address
Learning” on page 229
Configure MAC address
synchronization between module chips
Optional “Configuring
MAC
Address
Learning Synchronization
Between Module Chips” on
page 229
Disable HiGig ports from learning MAC
addresses
Optional
“Disabling HiGig Ports from
Learning MAC Addresses” on
page 229.
Summary of Contents for Switch 7757
Page 32: ...32 CHAPTER 1 CLI OVERVIEW...
Page 70: ...70 CHAPTER 5 LOGGING IN USING MODEM...
Page 76: ...76 CHAPTER 7 LOGGING IN THROUGH NMS...
Page 86: ...86 CHAPTER 9 CONFIGURATION FILE MANAGEMENT...
Page 120: ...120 CHAPTER 13 ISOLATE USER VLAN CONFIGURATION...
Page 126: ...126 CHAPTER 14 SUPER VLAN...
Page 136: ...136 CHAPTER 16 IP PERFORMANCE CONFIGURATION...
Page 152: ...152 CHAPTER 17 IPX CONFIGURATION...
Page 164: ...164 CHAPTER 19 QINQ CONFIGURATION...
Page 172: ...172 CHAPTER 21 SHARED VLAN CONFIGURATION...
Page 182: ...182 CHAPTER 22 PORT BASIC CONFIGURATION...
Page 198: ...198 CHAPTER 24 PORT ISOLATION CONFIGURATION...
Page 208: ...208 CHAPTER 25 PORT SECURITY CONFIGURATION...
Page 224: ...224 CHAPTER 27 DLDP CONFIGURATION...
Page 232: ...232 CHAPTER 28 MAC ADDRESS TABLE MANAGEMENT...
Page 240: ...240 CHAPTER 29 CENTRALIZED MAC ADDRESS AUTHENTICATION CONFIGURATION...
Page 280: ...280 CHAPTER 30 MSTP CONFIGURATION...
Page 348: ...348 CHAPTER 35 IS IS CONFIGURATION...
Page 408: ...408 CHAPTER 39 802 1X CONFIGURATION...
Page 412: ...412 CHAPTER 40 HABP CONFIGURATION...
Page 422: ...422 CHAPTER 41 MULTICAST OVERVIEW...
Page 426: ...426 CHAPTER 42 GMRP CONFIGURATION...
Page 480: ...480 CHAPTER 47 PIM CONFIGURATION...
Page 506: ...506 CHAPTER 48 MSDP CONFIGURATION...
Page 552: ...552 CHAPTER 51 TRAFFIC ACCOUNTING CONFIGURATION...
Page 570: ...570 CHAPTER 53 HA CONFIGURATION...
Page 582: ...582 CHAPTER 54 ARP CONFIGURATION SwitchA arp protective down recover interval 200...
Page 622: ...622 CHAPTER 58 DHCP RELAY AGENT CONFIGURATION...
Page 684: ...684 CHAPTER 61 QOS CONFIGURATION...
Page 718: ...718 CHAPTER 63 CLUSTER...
Page 738: ...738 CHAPTER 67 UDP HELPER CONFIGURATION...
Page 752: ...752 CHAPTER 69 RMON CONFIGURATION...
Page 772: ...772 CHAPTER 70 NTP CONFIGURATION...
Page 796: ...796 CHAPTER 72 FILE SYSTEM MANAGEMENT...
Page 802: ...802 CHAPTER 73 BIMS CONFIGURATION...
Page 814: ...814 CHAPTER 74 FTP AND TFTP CONFIGURATION...
Page 830: ...830 CHAPTER 75 INFORMATION CENTER...
Page 836: ...836 CHAPTER 76 DNS CONFIGURATION...
Page 852: ...852 CHAPTER 77 BOOTROM AND HOST SOFTWARE LOADING...
Page 858: ...858 CHAPTER 78 BASIC SYSTEM CONFIGURATION DEBUGGING...