Ordering Filter Entries - Alcatel-Lucent 7210 SAS M Configuration Manual

Ordering Filter Entries

When entries are created, they should be arranged sequentially from the most explicit entry to the
least explicit. Filter matching ceases when a packet matches an entry. The entry action is
performed on the packet. 7210 SAS supports either drop or forward action.To be considered a
match, the packet must meet all the conditions defined in the entry.
Packets are compared to entries in a filter policy in an ascending entry ID order. To reorder entries
in a filter policy, edit the entry ID value; for example, to reposition entry ID 6 to a more explicit
location, change the entry ID 6 value to entry ID 2.
When a filter consists of a single entry, the filter executes actions as follows:
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If a filter policy contains two or more entries, packets are compared in ascending entry ID order (1,
2, 3 or 10, 20, 30, etc.):
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If a packet matches all the entry criteria, the entry's specified action is performed (drop or
forward).
If a packet does not match all of the entry criteria, the policy's default action is performed.
Packets are compared with the criteria in the first entry ID.
If a packet matches all the properties defined in the entry, the entry's specified action is
executed.
If a packet does not completely match, the packet continues to the next entry, and then
subsequent entries.
If a packet does not completely match any subsequent entries, then the default action is
performed.
Filter Policies
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