Allied Telesis AT-8116 - Manual (Page 41)

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Chapter 9
Switching Database Commands
This section contains instructions for managing the Switching
Database with the Administrative Interface. Type
to
view related commands.
The Switching Database consists of 8192 entries. Each active entry
contains the information relevant to a workstation, characterized by
its Ethernet MAC Address. Each entry contains the following
information:
❑ Entry
Signifies the index in the Switching Database Table.
❑ LOCK
If on (denoted as a +), the entry will not be deleted by the
switch aging process (static entry). If off (denoted as a -), this is
a dynamic entry that may be automatically deleted by the
switch aging process if a packet with this source MAC address
is not received during an aging time period.
❑ MGMT (not user configurable)
If on (denoted as a +), the entry is a system address. Such
addresses are the switch’s individual and group addresses, as
well as other addresses added by the management system. If
off (denoted as a -), the entry contains the MAC address of a
station on the connected network.
❑ DPORT
The destination port to which frames with the stated address
will be forwarded.