HPE FlexNetwork MSR Series Comware 5 Layer 2 - Wan Access Configuration Manual page 299

Figure 105 Forwarding
MAC address: 00e0. fcaa.aaaa
Host A
Source address Destination address
00e0.fcaa.aaaa
Source address Destination address
00e0.fcaa.aaaa
Host C
MAC address: 00e0.fccc.cccc
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same LAN segment as Host A, the bridge filters the Ethernet frame instead of forwarding it.
Figure 106 Filtering
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As shown in
find a MAC-to-interface mapping about Host C in its bridge table, the bridge forwards the
Ethernet frame to all interfaces except the interface on which the frame was received.
00e0. fccc. cccc
Bridge table
MAC address Interface
1
00e0.fcaa.aaaa
1
00e0.fcbb.bbbb
2
00e0.fccc.cccc
2
00e0.fcdd.dddd
00e0.fccc.cccc
106, when Host A sends an Ethernet frame to Host B, as Host B is on the
107, when Host A sends an Ethernet frame to Host C, if the bridge does not
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LAN segment 1
Bridge interface 1
Bridge
Bridge interface 2
LAN segment 2
MAC address: 00e0.fcbb.bbbb
Host B
Host D
MAC address: 00e 0.fcdd.dddd