Configuring The Routing Function Of The Bridge - 3Com 3C13636 Configuration Manual

3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family
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3.2.6 Configuring the Routing Function of the Bridge

I. Enabling the routing function of the bridge
Bridge routing provides forwarding that integrates routing and bridging. For some
particular protocol data units (PDUs), if the communication is conducted between
bridging ports, they are bridged; if the communication is conducted with a network
outside the bridge-set, they are routed. When the integrated bridging and routing
function is disabled, all PDUs are bridged. With the function enabled, you can specify
to forward the PDUs of a particular protocol by means of bridging or routing and toggle
between them through commands.
Perform the following configuration in system view.
Table 3-26 Enable/disable the routing function of the bridge
Enable the routing function of the bridge
Disable the routing function of the bridge
By default, the routing function of the bridge is disabled.
II. Configuring a bridge-template interface
A bridge-template interface exists on the router. It does not support bridging; but on
the router it represents the bridge-set associated to a routing interface and carries the
number of the bridge-set. Bridge-template interfaces are virtual routing interfaces on
which you can configure network layer attributes. For each bridge-set, you can assign
only one bridge-template interface.
Perform the following configuration in system view.
Table 3-27 Configure a bridge-template interface
Create a bridge-template interface to
connect the specified bridge-set to the
network of the route
Delete a bridge-template interface
III. Configuring a bridge-set to route or bridge for the network layer protocol
Perform the following configuration in system view.
Operation
Operation
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Chapter 3 Bridge Configuration
Command
bridge routing-enable
undo bridge routing-enable
Command
interface bridge-template bridge-set
undo interface
bridge-set
bridge-template