29. Layer 3 Switching
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Default: flow-oriented
Defines how dynamically learned traffic flows are identified:
• flow-oriented: Traffic flows are identified by a 5-tuple signature:
Src IP address +
Dst IP address +
Protocol +
Src TCP/UDP port +
Dst TCP/UDP port
This mode should be used, if fine-granularity firewall filtering is configured in the device (i.e. some
flows between two hosts should be forwarded, while other flows between the same two hosts
should be filtered). However, this mode utilizes more Layer3 switching ASIC resources and is not
recommended if fine-granularity firewall filtering is not required.
• host-oriented: Traffic flows are identified by a 2-tuple signature:
Src IP address +
Dst IP address
All traffic between two IP hosts is hardware-accelerated regardless of the protocol and TCP/UDP
ports. This mode potentially controls multiple flows with a single rule and hence is more efficient
in utilizing Layer3 switching ASIC resources.
Aging Time (sec)
Synopsis: integer
Default: 32
This parameter configures the time a dynamically learned rule for a traffic flow, which has become
inactive, is held before being removed from the Layer3 Switch forwarding table.
Static unicast routing is always enabled, while multicast routing is disabled by default. To
change the Multicast Mode field to a value other than “disabled”, you must first enable the
Static Multicast Routing service. If the Static Multicast Routing service is not enabled, the
system automatically overrides the Multicast Mode setting and changes it from “enabled”
to “disabled”.
29.2.2. Creating Static ARP Table Entries
To create static ARP table entries:
• In edit mode, navigate to /switch/layer3-switching/arp-table and click <Add arp-table>.
• On the Key settings form, enter the network device IP address and click Add.
• On the ARP Table Configuration form, set the ARP table entry parameters.
• Commit the changes.