Switch Release Notes
Managing Address Forwarding Tables (Layer 2 & Layer 3)
Cajun P550/P220 Switch Operation Guide   14-5
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Use Table 14-2 to review your search criteria options:
Table 14-2. Address Forwarding Table Parameters
Parameter Defines the...
Index Index number of this address entry in the switch address forwarding 
table.
MAC 
Address
MAC address associated with this entry. This address is learned by the 
switch as an address to forward to the associated port.
Port Port associated with this MAC address table entry. Use this setting to 
display the entries associated with that port.
Options include:
• Forward - Forwards the entry.
• Filter - Filters the entry.
• Cpu - Stores the entry.
Val id Whether the port binding is valid. This helps the re-learn performance.
Group Group number associated with this MAC address.
TblInst Address table instance number associated with this MAC address.
Priority Priority level associated with traffic forwarded to this MAC address. 
The options are:
• Normal
• High 
You can set this parameter on all learned entries.
Persistence The persistence of the entry in the table can be set on all learned 
entries:
• Permanent - The address is not aged out of the table.
• Invalid - This entry is cleared from the table each time the switch 
resets.
• Ageout - Address is cleared from the address forwarding table 
when the timeout interval expires. This is the state of all entries 
dynamically learned by the switch. It ensures that MAC addresses 
that are not active on the network do not remain in the switch 
address forwarding table indefinitely.
Status The status of the address entry.
Options include:
• Learned
• Management
•Self
•Multicast










