Lucent Technologies P550 - Manual (Page 241)

Cajun P550/P220 Switch Operation Guide 14-1
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Managing Address Forwarding
Tables (Layer 2 & Layer 3)
Overview
This chapter and its procedures are common to both Layer 2 and Layer 3 configuration.
Included in this chapter:
❒ Configuring the Address Forwarding Table
❒ Searching the Switch Address Forwarding Table
❒ Adding Entries to the Address Forwarding Table Manually
Configuring the Address Forwarding Table
You can configure the following parameters when using the address forwarding table:
❒ Address Age Time - defines the length of time addresses remain active in the
address forwarding table.
❒ Super Age Time - defines how long inactive addresses are stored in the address
forwarding table before being deleted.
❒ Address Table Sizing Parameters - allow you to adjust what the switch does
when address table use becomes inefficient.
The Address Table dialog box also provides information useful when working with
Lucent support personnel.
Configuring the Age Timer and Super Age Timer
To change the aging values for all instances of the address table:
1. In the Address Forwarding Table section of the Web Agent window, click Table
Configuration. The Address Forwarding Table Configuration dialog box opens.
2. In the Age Time field, enter a new value. The default of 300 seconds is the
standards-recommended default. Aged out addresses become invalid until the
switch sees another packet with the aged out entry’s source address.