Configuring Acls; Overview; Applications On The Switch; Acl Categories - HP 5830 Series Configuration Manual

Configuring ACLs

An access control list (ACL) is a set of rules (or permit or deny statements) for identifying traffic based on
criteria such as source IP address, destination IP address, and port number.

Overview

ACLs are primarily used for packet filtering.
example. You can use ACLs in Quality of Service (QoS), routing, and other feature modules for
identifying traffic. The packet drop or forwarding decisions varies with the modules that use ACLs.

Applications on the switch

An ACL is implemented in hardware or software, depending on the module that uses it. If the module is
implemented in hardware (for example, the packet filter or QoS module), the ACL is applied to hardware
to process traffic. If the module is implemented in software (for example, the routing or user interface
access control module such as Telnet, SNMP, or web), the ACL is applied to software to process traffic.
The user interface access control module denies packets that do not match any ACL. Some modules (QoS,
for example), ignore the permit or deny action in ACL rules and do not base their drop or forwarding
decisions on the action set in ACL rules. See the specified module for information about ACL application.

ACL categories

Category
Basic ACLs
Advanced ACLs
Ethernet frame
header ACLs

Numbering and naming ACLs

Each ACL category has a unique range of ACL numbers. When creating an ACL, you must assign it a
number. In addition, you can assign the ACL a name for ease of identification. After creating an ACL with
a name, you cannot rename it or delete its name.
For an IPv4 basic or advanced ACLs, its ACL number and name must be unique in IPv4, and for an IPv6
basic or advanced ACL, its ACL number and name must be unique in IPv6.
ACL number IP version
IPv4
2000 to 2999
IPv6
IPv4
3000 to 3999
IPv6
4000 to 4999 IPv4 and IPv6
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Match criteria
Source IPv4 address
Source IPv6 address
Source IPv4 address, destination IPv4 address,
packet priority, protocols over IPv4, and other
Layer 3 and Layer 4 header fields
Source IPv6 address, destination IPv6 address,
packet priority, protocols over IPv6, and other
Layer 3 and Layer 4 header fields
Layer 2 header fields, such as source and
destination MAC addresses, 802.1p priority,
and link layer protocol type
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