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4.6 Learn MAC Table
This section details the MAC Learn Table functionality.
Switching of frames is based upon the DMAC address contained in the frame.
The switch builds up a table that maps MAC addresses to switch ports for knowing which ports the
frames should be delivered to ( based upon the DMAC address in the frame )
This table contains both static and dynamic entries. The static entries are configured by the
network administrator if the administrator wants to do a fixed mapping between the DMAC
address and switch ports.
The frames also contain a MAC address ( SMAC address ), which shows the MAC address of the
equipment sending the frame. The SMAC address is used by the switch to automatically update the
MAC table with these dynamic MAC addresses. Dynamic entries are removed from the MAC table if
no frame with the corresponding SMAC address has been seen after a configurable age time.
The M-Class series MAC address space is up to 8K addresses.
4.6.1 Configuring the MAC Address Table
The MAC Address Table is configured on this section. Set timeouts for entries in the dynamic MAC
Table and configure the static MAC table
By default the M-Class series is configured for automatic learning on all ports. The table is sorted
first by VLAN ID, then by MAC address.
Timeouts are set for entries in the dynamic MAC address and Configuration is performed in the
static MAC table.
Figure 4-22: MAC Address Table Configuration displays