
It is crucial for any corporate communication and any failure will be very costly. Local area networks segments are also part of the access layer.Ĭore layer is the high-speed switching backbone of any network. Access layer : The access layer consists of the remote office sites using ISDN, Frame Relay etc.Address summarization and media translation are applied in the distribution layer. Distribution layer : The Distribution Layer is responsible for routing traffic between VLANs, Broadcast domain definition, Inter-VLAN routing, and security.


The devices functioning at Access Layer are usually characterized with higher port density and lower cost. Layer 2 switching is done based on physical (MAC) addresses, whereas Layer 3 switching is based on logical address. Layer 2 switching is based on hardware based bridging, whereas Layer 3 switching is based on hardware based routing. The address table lists the destination MAC address, the associated VLAN ID, and port number associated with the address and the type (static or dynamic). Static address: a manually entered unicast address that does not age and that is not lost when the switch resets. Show mac address-table vlan - Displays the MAC address table information for the specified VLAN.ĭynamic address: a source MAC address that the switch learns and then ages when it is not in use.

Show mac address-table static - Displays only static MAC address table entries. Show mac address-table learning - Displays MAC address learning status of all VLANs or the specified VLAN. Show mac address-table interface - Displays the MAC address table information for the specified interface. Show mac address-table dynamic - Displays only dynamic MAC address table entries. Show mac address-table count - Displays the number of addresses present in all VLANs or the specified VLAN. Show mac address-table aging-time - Displays the aging time in all VLANs or the specified VLAN.

Show mac address-table address - Displays MAC address table information for the specified MAC address. The address table includes these types of addresses:Ĭommands for Displaying the MAC Address Table All MAC addresses in the address table are associated with one or more ports. The MAC address table contains address information that the switch uses to forward traffic between ports. Layer2 Technologies 1.1 Configure and verify switch administration
