Brocade Multi-Service IronWare Multiprotocol Label Switch (MPLS) Configuration Guide (Supporting R05.6.00) - Manual (Page 542)

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mac-age-time vpls
The mac-age-time vpls command time value of zero can also be configured, which disables the
software aging process. This is hidden. However, it provides the flexibility to you. The MAC age time
sets the aging period for ports on the device, defining how many seconds a port address remains
active in the address table.
Syntax mac-age-time vpls
Parameters vpls
Sets aging period for VPLS MAC entries.
Usage
Guidelines
• The values are bound by the same global system range shared with the regular MAC entries.
• The default values remain the same, which are 300 seconds for VPLS local entries and 600
seconds for the remote entries.
• Age time “0” disables the software aging. VPLS MAC follows the same format to be consistent.
However, the value “0” is hidden as the valid range.
• When the software aging is disabled after the hardware aging is kicked in and the software
aging has already started, the age field displays the time value that had been elapsed prior to
the aging being disabled.
• When the aging is re-enabled after a disabled, the software aging resumes from the age value
where it was stopped.
• Under the node vpls, you can specify a separate timer value for the local and the remote
timers.
• The VPLS age timers are fully configurable for both local and remote entries.
• The formula ‘2 x’ between the local timer and the remote timer is removed. Now, you have the
flexibility to specify values for the age timers independently for the local and the remote
entries.
Example A sample output of the running mac-age-time vpls configuration.
Brocade(config)# mac-age-time ?
DECIMAL seconds to age software MAC table 60..65535
vpls Set aging period for VPLS mac entries
Brocade(config)# mac-age-time vpls ?
local MAC entries learnt from local end points
remote MAC entries learnt from PW
Brocade(config)# mac-age-time vpls local ?
DECIMAL seconds to age software MAC table 60..65535
Brocade(config)# mac-age-time vpls local 120
Brocade(config)# mac-age-time vpls ?
local MAC entries learnt from local end points
remote MAC entries learnt from PW
Brocade(config)# mac-age-time vpls ?
remote MAC entries learnt from PW
Brocade(config)# mac-age-time vpls remote ?