Managing MAC Addresses on the Switch
Chassis and Power Supplies
page 2-40
OmniSwitch 7700/7800 Hardware Users Guide
April 2005
OS7700/OS7800 MAC Range Specifications
Number of factory-installed MAC ranges
1
Maximum MAC ranges allowed on the switch
1
Default number of MAC addresses in MAC range 1
32
Maximum MAC addresses allowed in MAC range 1
256
Base chassis MAC address
Unique to each switch. The base chassis
MAC address is always the
first
MAC
address listed in MAC range 1.
802.1X MAC address
Unique to each switch. The
second
MAC
address in the range is always allocated for
802.1X authentication.
Ethernet Management Port (EMP) MAC address
Unique to each switch. The EMP MAC
address is always the
last
MAC address listed
in MAC range 1.
VLAN Router Port MAC addresses
Unique to each switch. In multiple MAC
router mode, each VLAN router port is
assigned a unique MAC address. These
unique addresses are allocated from the
remaining 29 MAC addresses in the range
(index numbers 3 through 31). In single MAC
router mode, all VLAN router ports use the
base chassis MAC address. For more infor-
mation on VLAN router ports and MAC
address allocation, refer to
MAC router modes supported
Multiple and single
Default MAC router mode
Multiple
