Technical Documentation

Supported Platforms
MX Series

interface-mac-limit

Syntax

interface-mac-limit limit {packet-action drop;}

Hierarchy Level

[edit bridge-domains bridge-domain-name bridge-options],[edit bridge-domains bridge-domain-name bridge-options interface interface-name],[edit logical-systems logical-system-name bridge-domains bridge-domain-name bridge-options],[edit logical-systems logical-system-name bridge-domains bridge-domain-name bridge-options interface interface-name],[edit logical-systems logical-system-name routing-instances routing-instance-name bridge-domains bridge-domain-name bridge-options],[edit logical-systems logical-system-name routing-instances routing-instance-name bridge-domains bridge-domain-name bridge-options interface interface-name],[edit logical-systems logical-system-name routing-instances routing-instance-name switch-options],[edit logical-systems logical-system-name routing-instances routing-instance-name switch-options interface interface-name],[edit logical-systems logical-system-name switch-options],[edit logical-systems logical-system-name switch-options interface interface-name],[edit routing-instances routing-instance-name bridge-domains bridge-domain-name bridge-options],[edit routing-instances routing-instance-name bridge-domains bridge-domain-name bridge-options interface interface-name],[edit routing-instances routing-instance-name switch-options],[edit routing-instances routing-instance-name switch-options interface interface-name],[edit switch-options],[edit switch-options interface interface-name]

Release Information

Statement introduced in Junos OS Release 8.4.

Support for the switch-options statement added in Junos OS Release 9.2.

Support for top-level configuration for the virtual-switch type of routing instance added in Junos OS Release 9.2. In Junos OS Release 9.1 and earlier, the routing instances hierarchy supported this statement only for a VPLS instance or a bridge domain configured within a virtual switch.

Support for logical systems added in Junos OS Release 9.6.

Description

(MX Series routers only) Configure a limit to the number of MAC addresses that can be learned from a bridge domain, virtual switch, or set of bridge domains.

Default

1024 MAC addresses for each logical interface.

Options

limit—Maximum number of MAC addresses learned from an interface.

Range: 1 through 131,071 MAC addresses per interface

The remaining statement is explained separately.

Required Privilege Level

routing—To view this statement in the configuration.

routing-control—To add this statement to the configuration.