bridge address

Syntax

bridge { bridgeGroupName | vplsName } address macAddress
{ forward interfaceType interfaceSpecifier | discard }

no bridge { bridgeGroupName | vplsName } address macAddress

Release Information

Command introduced before JunosE Release 7.1.0.
vplsName variable added in JunosE Release 7.1.0.

Description

Enables a bridge group or VPLS instance to filter (forward or discard) frames based on their MAC address. Use this command to filter frames by a specific MAC address and to add a static (nonlearned) entry to the forwarding table. The no version removes the static MAC address entry from the forwarding table.

Note: For a VPLS instance, you cannot create a static (nonlearned) MAC address entry to forward to the VPLS virtual core interface.

Options

• bridgeGroupName—Name of a bridge group specified with the bridge command
• vplsName—Name of a VPLS instance created with the bridge vpls transport-virtual-router command
• macAddress—Unique 48-bit (6-byte) number that is programmed into each LAN network interface card (NIC) at the time of manufacture; also known as a hardware address or physical address. The MAC address format is a dotted triple of four-digit hexadecimal numbers; for example, 0090.1a40.4c7c
• forward—Forwards frames destined for the specified MAC address out the specified network interface
• interfaceType—One of the following interface types listed in Interface Types and Specifiers
  • atm
  • fastEthernet
  • gigabitEthernet
  • tenGigabitEthernet
• interfaceSpecifier—Particular interface; format varies according to interface type; see Interface Types and Specifiers
• discard—Discards (drops) frames sent from or destined for the specified MAC address without further processing

Mode

Global Configuration