Filter Policy Entities; Applying Filter Policies - Alcatel-Lucent 7450 ESS Series Configuration Manual

Filter Policy Entities

A filter policy is applied to packets coming through the system, in the ascending order the entries
are numbered in the policy. When a packet matches all the parameters specified in a filter entry's
match criteria, the system takes the specified action defined in that entry. If a packet does not
match the entry parameters, the packet is compared to the next higher numerical filter entry, and so
on. If the packet does not match any of the entries, the system executes the default action specified
in the filter policy. Each filter policy is assigned a unique filter ID. Each filter policy is defined
with:
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Each filter entry contains:
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Applying Filter Policies

Filter policies can be associated with the following entities:
Table 8: Applying Filter Policies
Security CPM filter
CRON TOD-suite
Router interface
Egress multicast group
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Scope
Default action
Description
Filter Name that can be optionally used in CLI to reference this filter policy instead of
Filter ID (some exceptions apply)
At least one filter entry
Match criteria
An action
In addition, in a filter policy entry, an operator can also:
 configure log ID to enable filter logging for this entry.
 control how cflowd sampling is done for an IP interface based on IP interface cflowd
configuration and the filter entry cflowd configuration.
IPv4 Filter MAC Filter
Security CPM filter
CRON TOD-suite
N/A
Egress multicast group
Filter Policies
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