Table 11 Bridge ,Vlan Dialog Box - Transparent Tab Fields - Nortel 8300 User Manual

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Table 11 "Bridge ,VLAN dialog box - Transparent tab fields" (page
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Table 11
Bridge ,VLAN dialog box - Transparent tab fields
Field
FdbAging
Viewing the forwarding database
The Forwarding tab shows the forwarding database for the VLAN, and
contains unicast information about bridge forwarding and filtering.This
information is used by transparent bridging to determine how to forward a
received frame.
To access the Forwarding tab:
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Configuration — VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Static Link Aggregation using Device Manager
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Enter an interval in seconds (10 - 1000000) in the FdbAging field
for aging out dynamically learned forwarding information, or keep
the default (300 seconds).
Click Apply.
Click Close.
The changes are applied and the Bridge, VLAN dialog box closes.
describes the Transparent tab fields on the Bridge, VLAN dialog box.
Action
Select VLAN > VLANs from the Device Manager menu bar.
The VLAN dialog box appears with the Basic tab selected. See
Figure 20 "VLAN dialog box - Basic tab" (page
Select a VLAN in the VLAN dialog box.
Click Bridge.
The Bridge, VLAN dialog box appears with the Transparent tab
selected. See "Bridge, VLAN dialog box - Transparent tab" (page
76).
Click the Forwarding tab.
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Description
The timeout period in seconds for aging out
dynamically learned forwarding information.The
IEEE 802.1D-1990 standard recommends a default
of 300 seconds. The actual aging time is up to twice
the Fdb Aging value you assigned.
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