Cisco 6500 Series Software Configuration Manual page 249

Configuring IP Unicast Layer 3 Switching on
Supervisor Engine 2
This chapter describes how to configure IP unicast Layer 3 switching for Policy Feature Card 2 (PFC2),
Distributed Forwarding Cards (DFCs), and Multilayer Switch Feature Card 2 (MSFC2).
For complete syntax and usage information for the commands used in this chapter, refer to the
Note
Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Cisco IOS Command Reference publication and the publications at
this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios121/121cgcr/index.htm
This chapter consists of these sections:
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Understanding How Layer 3 Switching Works
These sections describe Layer 3 switching with PFC2 and DFCs:
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Understanding How Layer 3 Switching Works, page 17-1
Default Hardware Layer 3 Switching Configuration, page 17-4
Layer 3 Switching Configuration Guidelines and Restrictions, page 17-4
Configuring Hardware Layer 3 Switching, page 17-5
Displaying Hardware Layer 3 Switching Statistics, page 17-6
Supervisor Engine 2, PFC2, and MSFC2 support IPX with fast switching on the MSFC2. For more
information, refer to this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios121/121cgcr/switch_c/xcprt1/xcdips
p.htm
For information about IP multicast Layer 3 switching, see
Layer 3 Switching."
Understanding Hardware Layer 3 Switching on PFC2 and DFCs, page 17-2
Understanding Layer 3-Switched Packet Rewrite, page 17-2
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