Clearing The Mac Address Table - Alaxala AX2200S Series Configuration Manual

statically by user specification. One port or channel group can be specified for a unicast
MAC address.
When a unicast MAC address is statically registered, dynamic learning is not performed for
the address. Already learned entries are deleted from the MAC address table and
registered as static entries. Also, any frames whose source is the specified MAC address
are discarded when received from outside the port or channel group. The following table
describes the parameters specified for static entries.
Table 16-2 Parameters specified for static entries
# Specified parameter
1 MAC address
2 VLAN
3 Specification of the
destination port

16.1.5 Clearing the MAC address table

The Switch clears the MAC address table through operation commands and protocol
usage. The following table describes when the MAC address table is cleared.
Table 16-3 When the MAC address table is cleared
Trigger
#1
Port down
Channel group down
Execution of the clear
mac-address-table operation
command
Spanning Tree topology
changed
GSRP master/backup
switched
Description
Specifies a unicast MAC address.
Specifies the VLAN for registering this entry.
Specifies one port or channel group.
Description
Learned entries are deleted from the corresponding port.
#2
Learned entries are deleted from the corresponding channel group.
The MAC address table is cleared according to the parameters.
"Configure the Spanning Tree Protocol on the Switch."
The MAC address table is cleared when a topology change is detected.
"The Switch runs as a transit node in a ring network configuration using a
Spanning Tree Protocol and the Ring Protocol."
The MAC address table is cleared when a flush control frame sent during
a topology change for a switch using the Ring Protocol is received.
"The Switch runs GSRP-aware."
The MAC address table is cleared when the GSRP Flush request frame
sent when the GSRP switch becomes the master is received.
"The Switch runs as a transit node in a ring network configuration using
GSRP and the Ring Protocol."
The MAC address table is cleared when the flush control frame sent
when a switch using the Ring Protocol becomes the master is received.
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