What Is Single Mac Router Mode - Alcatel OmniSwitch 6800 Series Network Configuration Manual

Configuring VLANs

What is Single MAC Router Mode?

The OmniSwitch 6800 operates only in single MAC router mode. In this mode, each router port VLAN is
assigned the same MAC address, which is the base chassis MAC address for the switch. As a result, up to
1024 IP router port VLANs are supported per single switch or per stack of switches. This also eliminates
the need to allocate additional MAC addresses if more than 32 router port VLANs are defined.
To determine the total number of VLANs configured on the switch, and the number of VLANs with IP
router ports defined, use the
command, see the OmniSwitch CLI Reference Guide.
OmniSwitch 6800 Series Network Configuration Guide
show vlan router mac status
November 2004
Configuring VLAN Router Ports
command. For more information about this
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