Technical Documentation

Supported Platforms
MX Series

mac-table-size

Syntax

mac-table-size limit {packet-action drop;}

Hierarchy Level

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

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

Modify the size of the MAC address table for the bridge domain, a set of bridge domains associated with a trunk port, or a virtual switch. The default is 5120 MAC addresses.

Options

limit—Specify the maximum number of addresses in the MAC address table.

Range: 16 through 1,048,575 MAC addresses

Default: 5120 MAC addresses

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.