Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide (OL-16597-01, July 2009)

All IPv4 ACLs include the following implicit rule:
deny ip any any
This implicit rule ensures that the switch denies unmatched IP traffic.
Additional Filtering Options
You can identify traffic by using additional options. IPv4 ACLs support the following additional filtering
options:
• Layer 4 protocol
• TCP and UDP ports
• ICMP types and codes
• IGMP types
• Precedence level
• Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) value
• TCP packets with the ACK, FIN, PSH, RST, SYN, or URG bit set
• Established TCP connections
IPv6 ACLs support the following additional filtering options:
• Layer 4 protocol
• Authentication Header Protocol
• Encapsulating Security Payload
• Payload Compression Protocol
• Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP)
• SCTP, TCP, and UDP ports
• ICMP types and codes
• IGMP types
• Flow label
• DSCP value
• TCP packets with the ACK, FIN, PSH, RST, SYN, or URG bit set
• Established TCP connections
• Packet length
Sequence Numbers
The switch supports sequence numbers for rules. Every rule that you enter receives a sequence number, either
assigned by you or assigned automatically by the switch. Sequence numbers simplify the following ACL
tasks:
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Information About ACLs
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