Planet GS-5220-24T4XVR User Manual page 279

Figure 4-5-4-1: Port Limit Control Configuration Overview Page Screenshot
The page includes the following fields:
System Configuration
Object
 Aging Enabled
 Aging Period
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Description
If checked, secured MAC addresses are subject to aging as discussed
under Aging Period .
If Aging Enabled is checked, then the aging period is controlled with this input. If
other modules are using the underlying port security for securing MAC
addresses, they may have other requirements to the aging period. The
underlying port security will use the shorter requested aging period of all modules
that use the functionality.
The Aging Period can be set to a number between 10 and 10,000,000 seconds.
To understand why aging may be desired, consider the following scenario:
Suppose an end-host is connected to a 3rd party switch or hub, which in turn is
connected to a port on this switch on which Limit Control is enabled. The
end-host will be allowed to forward if the limit is not exceeded. Now suppose that
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