the entry
recorded in th
. The switch removes the MAC address entry if no more packets with the MAC address
e entry are received within the aging time.
z
s effect on dynamic MAC address entries.
With the destination MAC address triggered update function enabled, when a switch finds a packet
with a destination address matching one MAC address entry within the aging time, it updates the
er.
The MAC address aging timer only take
z
entry and restarts the aging tim
E
e
Entr
con
z
d by the MAC address learning mechanism or configured manually.
anually. A switch
ddresses contained in blackhole
MAC address entries.
Tab
ntri s in a MAC address table
ies in a MAC address table fall into the following categories according to their characteristics and
figuration methods:
z
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.
Dynamic MAC address entry: This type of MAC address entries age out after the configured aging
time. They are generate
z
Blackhole MAC address entry: This type of MAC address entries are configured m
discards the packets destined for or originated from the MAC a
le 18-1
lists the diffe
s en
cha
Table 18-1
Characteristics of different types of MAC address entries
rent types of MAC addres
tries and their
racteristics.
MAC address
entry
Reserved or not at reboot
Configuration method
Aging time
(if the configuration is
saved)
Static MAC
address entry
ed
Unavailable Yes
Manually configur
Dynamic MAC
address entry
r
address learning
mechanism
Available No
Manually configured o
generated by MAC
Blackhole MAC
address entry
Manually configured
Unavailable
Yes
Con
MAC Address Table Management Configuration Task List
C
e MAC address table management:
figuring MAC Address Table Management
omplete the following tasks to configur
18-4