Cabletron Systems CSX200 User Manual page 42

CSX Bridge View
Two Þelds at the top of the Filtering Database window provide information about
the Filtering Database:
Aging Time (secs)
The current setting of the bridgeÕs Dynamic Aging Timer, used to purge
Forwarding entries from the Filtering Database, or to purge static entries subject
to the aging timer.
Learned Entry Discards
The number of database entries that never made it into the Filtering Database due
to a lack of buffer space. Ideally, this number should be 0. If this number grows, it
indicates a very busy network. A value other than 0 is acceptable as long as it isnÕt
increasing, indicating that the lack of buffer space is sometimes causing problems,
but that the condition is not persistent.
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Figure 3-9. Filtering Database Window
Click mouse button 1 on
the type of entry you want
to display, either
Forwarding or Static.
The Filtering Database Window