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9
Forwarding
Configurations
AE208
Gateway
series
ONU
forwarding
mechanism
has
unicast
MAC
address
forwarding
and
multicast
MAC
address
forwarding,
the
following
is
the
detailed
introduction.
9.1
Unicast
MAC
Address
MAC
address
forwarding
table:
the
device
forwards
the
packets
to
the
corresponding
port
according
to
the
packet
destination
MAC
address.
The
MAC
address
forwarding
table
reflects
the
relationship
between
the
MAC
address
and
the
forwarding
port.
A
MAC
address
table
is
maintained
for
packet
forwarding.
Each
entry
in
this
table
indicates
the
following
information:
The
MAC
address
of
a
connected
network
device
The
interface
to
which
the
device
is
connected
The
VLAN
to
which
the
interface
belongs
Unicast
mode
:
If
an
entry
is
available
for
the
destination
MAC
address,
the
device
forwards
the
frame
directly
from
the
outgoing
port.
Unicast
MAC
address
configuration
is
for
the
unicast
forwarding
mode.
9.1.1
MAC
Address
Configuration
You
can
configure
the
unicast
MAC
address
for
each
port
in
each
VLAN
and
the
port
type.
You
can
follow
the
following
steps:
Step
1
Select
a
VID.
Step
2
Type
unicast
MAC
address
to
transmit
with
the
form
of
xx
‐
xx
‐
xx
‐
xx
‐
xx
‐
xx.
Step
3
Select
a
port
to
transmit.
Caution:
The
port
should
belong
to
the
VLAN.
Step
4
Select
static,
dynamic
or
blackhole.
Static
:
Bind
a
MAC
address
to
a
port.
Dynamic
:
Make
a
port
to
learn
a
MAC
address
temporarily.
Blackhole
:
Make
a
port
not
learn
the
MAC
address.
