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User Guide for the Avaya P580 and P882 Multiservice Switches, v6.1
Chapter 25
Setting the Priority of a MAC Address
CLI Command
Use the set aft entry command to set the priority of a source MAC address 
or destination MAC address. The syntax of the command is: 
(configure)#
set aft entry 
[persistence {ageout | permanent}] [priority {normal | high}] [sa-
priority {port | aft 
priority {port | aft 
Table 25-8. Keywords, Arguments, and Options
Keyword, Argument or 
Option
Definition
sa-priority port
Uses the priority of the physical port, Cisco 
ISL tag, or 802.1p tag to determine the layer 2 
priority of frames. 
sa-priority aft
Uses the priority that is assigned to the source 
MAC address in the Address Forwarding 
Table (AFT) to determine the layer 2 priority 
of frames. 
The priority that you want to assign to the 
source MAC address. Enter a number 
between 0 and 7. This priority is stored in the 
AFT entry for the MAC address that you 
specify.
sa-priority max-port-aft
Determines the priority of a frame by using 
the higher of the:
• Physical port priority or tag priority
• Source MAC address priority
da-priority port
Uses the priority of the physical port, Cisco 
ISL tag, 802.1p tag, or source MAC address 
to determine the layer 2 priority of frames. 
da-priority aft
Uses the priority that is assigned to the 
destination MAC address in the AFT to 
determine the priority of the frame.
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