Bridge Address - Juniper JUNOSE 11.1.X - COMMAND REFERENCE A TO M 4-9-2010 Command Reference Manual

JUNOSe 11.1.x Command Reference Guide A to M

bridge address

bridge { bridgeGroupName | vplsName } address macAddress
Syntax
{ forward interfaceType interfaceSpecifier | discard }
no bridge { bridgeGroupName | vplsName } address macAddress
Command introduced before JUNOSe Release 7.1.0.
Release Information
vplsName variable added in JUNOSe Release 7.1.0.
Enables a bridge group or VPLS instance to filter (forward or discard) frames based
Description
on their MAC address. Use this command to filter frames by a specific MAC address
and to add a static (nonlearned) entry to the forwarding table. The no version removes
the static MAC address entry from the forwarding table.
NOTE: For a VPLS instance, you cannot create a static (nonlearned) MAC address
entry to forward to the VPLS virtual core interface.
Options
Global Configuration
Mode
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bridge address
bridgeGroupName Name of a bridge group specified with the bridge command
vplsName Name of a VPLS instance created with the bridge vpls
transport-virtual-router command
macAddress Unique 48-bit (6-byte) number that is programmed into each LAN
network interface card (NIC) at the time of manufacture; also known as a
hardware address or physical address. The MAC address format is a dotted triple
of four-digit hexadecimal numbers; for example, 0090.1a40.4c7c
forward—Forwards frames destined for the specified MAC address out the
specified network interface
interfaceType One of the following interface types listed in "Interface Types
and Specifiers" on page 5
atm
fastEthernet
gigabitEthernet
tenGigabitEthernet
interfaceSpecifier—Particular interface; format varies according to interface type;
see Interface Types and Specifiers on page 5
discard—Discards (drops) frames sent from or destined for the specified MAC
address without further processing