Specifications

Chapter 4 - Operation and Administration Menus and Parameters
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Table 4-15 describes how Layer 2 broadcast and multicast frames are handled
and how the VLAN Multicast Allowed setting affects this behavior.
VLAN Rule Data Defines the actual value(s) of the parameters defined in the VLAN
Rule and VLAN Rule Data Type fields. Depending on the type of
parameter, the following rules apply:
 MAC addresses - The following types of inputs are supported:
Value, Range, Mask
MAC addresses must be typed in hexadecimal format. All
symbols must be adjacent to each other. No separators are
allowed inside the address representation.
The default setting is 00-00-00-00-00-00.
 IP addresses - The following types of inputs are supported:
Value, Range, Mask
The default setting is 0.0.0.0.
 Port numbers - The following types of inputs are supported:
Value, Range, Enum
The default setting is 0.
 IP protocols - The following types of inputs are supported:
Value, Enum
Each IP protocol is indicated by its protocol number assigned in
accordance with the IANA Allocation Guidelines for the Protocol
Field (RFC 5237)
The default setting is 0.
Save VLAN Rule Once all the parameters have been set up, use this option to apply
the rule
Show VLAN Rule Displays the rule’s parameters values in both its
New state (settings
that were entered but haven’t been saved yet) and.
Current state
(settings that are currently in use).
Table 4-15: Layer 2 Broadcast/Multicast Frames’ Behavior
Rule Match Broadcast Frames Multicast Frames
The frame matches at least one rule Frame is handled according to the rule with the highest precedence
No match VLAN Multicast Allowed
Enabled
Frame is multiplied and tagged
with each distinct VLAN ID that
was specified in the rules.
Frame is multiplied and tagged
with each distinct VLAN ID that
was specified in the rules.
VLAN Multicast Allowed
Disabled
Frame is dropped
Table 4-14: VLAN Rule # Parameters
Parameter Description