Bridging; Understanding - GE Grid Solutions MDS Master Station Technical Manual

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Filter Input - Use for selecting and applying a firewall filter (from available filters) to
incoming traffic on this interface.
Filter Output - Use for selecting and applying a firewall filter (from available filters) to
outgoing traffic on this interface.
For more information on packet filtering, refer to "Access Control List (Packet Filtering /
Firewall)" in the MDS Orbit MCR Technical Manual (05-6632A01)
Input - Default Selections (others may have been added) :
- IN_TRUSTED
- IN_UNTRUSTED
- OUT_TRUSTED
- OUT_UNTRUSTED
Output - Default Selections (others may have been added) :
- IN_TRUSTED
- IN_UNTRUSTED
- OUT_TRUSTED
- OUT_UNTRUSTED
See the MDS Orbit MCR Technical Manual (05-6632A01) for information on configuring
NAT.
Output - Use for selecting and applying a QoS policy (from the available QoS policies) to
the outgoing traffic on this interface. See "Quality of Service (QoS)" in the MDS Orbit
MCR Technical Manual (05-6632A01) for more information on creating QoS policies.

5.8 Bridging

Understanding

The unit supports transparent bridging of LAN, and in firmware versions of 3.0.0 and higher,
WiFi and SD networks. The LN network supports Ethernet payload since its release in 4.0.0 The
bridge forwards traffic between LAN interfaces and wireless interfaces at the layer-2 of OSI
model. This allows LAN and wireless clients to be in the same IP sub-network.
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