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Chapter 3: Bridging Configuration Guide
The corresponding bridge tables for address-based and flow-based bridging are shown
below. As shown, the bridge table contains more information on the traffic patterns when
flow-based bridging is enabled compared to address-based bridging.
With the SSR configured in flow-based bridging mode, the network manager has “per
flow” control of layer-2 traffic. The network manager can then apply Quality of Service
(QoS) policies or security filters based on layer-2 traffic flows.
To enable flow-based bridging on a port, enter the following command in Configure
mode.
To change a port from flow-based bridging to address-based bridging, enter the following
command in Configure mode:
Address-Based Bridge Table Flow-Based Bridge Table
A (source) A
→ B
B (source) B → A
C (destination) B
→ C
A
→ C
Configure a port for flow-based
bridging.
port flow-bridging <port-list>|all-ports
Change a port from flow-
based bridging to address-
based bridging.
negate <line-number of active config containing command>:
port flow-bridging
<port-list>|all-ports
ABC
SSR