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bridge bitswap-layer3-addresses
bridge circuit-group source-based
bridge-group input-address-list
bridge-group input-lat-service-deny
bridge-group input-lat-service-permit
bridge-group input-pattern-list
bridge-group output-address-list
bridge-group output-lat-service-deny
bridge-group output-lat-service-permit
bridge-group output-pattern-list
bridge-group spanning-disabled
bridge-group subscriber-loop-control
Bridging Commands
access-expression
To define an access expression, use the access-expression command in interface configuration mode. To remove the access expression from the given interface, use the no form of this command.
access-expression {in | out} expression
no access-expression {in | out} expression
Syntax Description
Defaults
No access expression is defined.
Command Modes
Interface configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
Use this command in conjunction with the access-list command in interface configuration mode.
An access expression consists of a list of terms, separated by Boolean operators, and optionally grouped in parentheses.
An access expression term specifies a type of access list, followed by its name or number. The result of the term is either true or false, depending on whether the access list specified in the term permits or denies the frame. Table 8 describes the terms that can be used.
Access expression terms are separated by Boolean operators as listed in Table 9.
Terms can be grouped in parenthetical expressions. Any of the terms and operators can be placed in parentheses, similar to what is done in arithmetic expressions, to affect order of evaluation.
An "access-expression" type filter cannot exist with a "source-bridge" type filter on the same interface. The two types of filters are mutually exclusive.
Note
The incorrect use of parentheses can drastically affect the result of an operation because the expression is read from left to right.
Related Commands
access-list
Configures the access list mechanism for filtering frames by protocol type or vendor code.
access-list
To configure the access list mechanism for filtering frames by protocol type or vendor code, use the access-list command in global configuration mode. To remove the single specified entry from the access list, use the no form of this command.
access-list access-list-number {permit | deny} {type-code wild-mask | address mask}
no access-list access-list-number {permit | deny} {type-code wild-mask | address mask}
Syntax Description
Defaults
No access list is configured.
Command Modes
Global configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
For a list of type codes, see Appendix: Ethernet Type Codes.
Examples
In the following example, the access list permits only Novell frames (LSAP 0xE0E0) and filters out all other frame types. This set of access lists would be applied to an interface via the source-bridge input-lsap list or source-bridge input-lsap list command (described later in this chapter).
access-list 201 permit 0xE0E0 0x0101access-list 201 deny 0x0000 0xFFFFCombine the DSAP/LSAP fields into one number to do LSAP filtering; for example, 0xE0E0—not 0xE0. Note that the deny condition specified in the preceding example is not required; access lists have an implicit deny as the last statement. Adding this statement can serve as a useful reminder, however.
The following access list filters out only SNAP type codes assigned to Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) (0x6000 to 0x6007) and lets all other types pass. This set of access lists would be applied to an interface using the source-bridge input-type-list or source-bridge output-type-list command (described later in this chapter).
access-list 202 deny 0x6000 0x0007access-list 202 permit 0x0000 0xFFFF
Note
Type code access lists will negatively affect system performance by greater than 30 percent. Therefore, we recommend that you keep the lists as short as possible and use wildcard bit masks whenever possible.
Related Commands
access-list (extended-ibm)
To provide extended access lists that allow more detailed access lists, use the access-list command in global configuration mode. These lists allow you to specify both source and destination addresses and arbitrary bytes in the packet.
access-list access-list-number {permit | deny} source source-mask destination destination-mask offset size operator operand
Syntax Description
Defaults
No extended access lists are established.
Command Modes
Global configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
After an access list is initially created, any subsequent additions (possibly entered from the terminal) are placed at the end of the list. In other words, you cannot selectively add or remove access list command lines from a specific access list.
An extended access list should not be used on FDDI interfaces that provide transit bridging.
There is not a no form for this command.
Note
Caution
Examples
The following example shows an extended access list. The first access-list command permits packets from MAC addresses 000c.1bxx.xxxx to any MAC address if the packet contains a value less than 0x55AA in the 2 bytes that begin 0x1e bytes into the packet. The seconds access-list command permits an NOP operation:
access-list 1102 permit 000c.1b00.0000 0000.00ff.ffff 0000.0000.0000 ffff.ffff.ffff 0x1e 2 lt 0x55aaaccess-list 1101 permit 0000.0000.0000 ffff.ffff.ffff 0000.0000.0000 ffff.ffff.ffff!interface ethernet 0 bridge-group 3 output-pattern 1102The following is sample output from the show interfaces crb command for the access list configured above:
Router# show interfaces crbBridged protocols on Ethernet0/3:clns decnet vines apollonovell xnsSoftware MAC address filter on Ethernet0/3Hash Len Address Matches Act Type0x00: 0 ffff.ffff.ffff 0 RCV Physical broadcast0x00: 1 ffff.ffff.ffff 0 RCV Appletalk zone0x2A: 0 0900.2b01.0001 0 RCV DEC spanning tree0x49: 0 0000.0c36.7a45 0 RCV Interface MAC address0xc0: 0 0100.0ccc.cccc 48 RCV CDP0xc2: 0 0180.c200.0000 0 RCV IEEE spanning tree0xF8: 0 0900.07ff.ffff 0 RCV Appletalk broadcastTable 10 describes significant fields shown in the display.
Related Commands
access-list (standard-ibm)
To establish a MAC address access list, use the access-list command in global configuration mode. To remove access list, use the no form of this command.
access-list access-list-number {permit | deny} address mask
no access-list access-list-number
Syntax Description
Defaults
No MAC address access lists are established.
Command Modes
Global configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
Configuring bridging access lists of type 700 may cause a momentary interruption of traffic flow.
Examples
The following example assumes that you want to disallow the bridging of Ethernet packets of all Sun workstations on Ethernet interface 1. Software assumes that all such hosts have Ethernet addresses with the vendor code 0800.2000.0000. The first line of the access list denies access to all Sun workstations, and the second line permits everything else. You then assign the access list to the input side of Ethernet interface 1.
access-list 700 deny 0800.2000.0000 0000.00FF.FFFFaccess-list 700 permit 0000.0000.0000 FFFF.FFFF.FFFF!interface ethernet 1bridge-group 1 input-address-list 700Related Commands
access-list (type-code-ibm)
To build type-code access lists, use the access-list command in global configuration mode. To remove the access list, use the no form of this command.
access-list access-list-number {permit | deny} type-code wild-mask
no access-list access-list-number
Syntax Description
Defaults
No type-code access lists are built.
Command Modes
Global configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
Type-code access lists can have negatively affect system performance; therefore, keep the lists as short as possible and use wildcard bit masks whenever possible.
Access lists are evaluated according to the following algorithm:
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Packets are treated according to the following algorithm:
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If the LSAP-code filtering is used, all SNAP and Ethernet Type II packets are bridged without obstruction. If type-code filtering is used, all LSAP packets are bridged without obstruction.
If you have both Ethernet Type II and LSAP packets on your network, you should set up access lists for both.
Examples
The following example shows how to permit only local-area transport (LAT) frames (type 0x6004) and filters out all other frame types:
access-list 201 permit 0x6004 0x0000The following example shows how to filter out only type codes assigned to Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) (0x6000 to 0x600F) and lets all other types pass:
access-list 202 deny 0x6000 0x000Faccess-list 202 permit 0x0000 0xFFFFUse the last item of an access list to specify a default action; for example, permit everything else or deny everything else. If nothing else in the access list matches, the default action is normally to deny access; that is, filter out all other type codes.
Related Commands
bridge acquire
To forward any frames for stations that the system has learned about dynamically, use the bridge acquire command in global configuration mode. To disable the behavior, use the no form of this command.
bridge bridge-group acquire
no bridge bridge-group acquire
Syntax Description
Defaults
Enabled
Command Modes
Global configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
When using the command default, the Cisco IOS software forwards any frames from stations that it has learned about dynamically. If you use the no form of this command, the bridge stops forwarding frames to stations it has dynamically learned about through the discovery process and limits frame forwarding to statically configured stations. That is, the bridge filters out all frames except those whose sourced-by or destined-to addresses have been statically configured into the forwarding cache. The no form of this command prevents the forwarding of a dynamically learned address.
Examples
The following example shows how to prevent the forwarding of dynamically determined source and destination addresses:
no bridge 1 acquireRelated Commands
bridge address
Filters frames with a particular MAC-layer station source or destination address.
bridge protocol
Defines the type of Spanning Tree Protocol.
bridge address
To filter frames with a particular MAC-layer station source or destination address, use the bridge address in global configuration mode. To disable the filtering of frames, use the no form of this command.
bridge bridge-group address mac-address {forward | discard} [interface]
no bridge bridge-group address mac-address
Syntax Description
Defaults
Disabled
Command Modes
Global configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
Any number of addresses can be configured into the system without a performance penalty.
Note
Examples
The following example shows how to enable frame filtering with MAC address 0800.cb00.45e9. The frame is forwarded through Ethernet interface 1:
bridge 1 address 0800.cb00.45e9 forward ethernet 1The following example shows how to disable the ability to forward frames with MAC address 0800.cb00.45e9:
no bridge 1 address 0800.cb00.45e9Related Commands
bridge bitswap-layer3-addresses
To enable transparent bridging or source-route translational bridging or IP Advanced
Research Projects Agency (ARPA) between canonical and noncanonical media types, use the
bridge bitswap-layer3-addresses command in global configuration mode. To revert to the default setting, use the no form of this command.bridge bridge-group bitswap-layer3-addresses
no bridge bridge-group bitswap-layer3-addresses
Syntax Description
Defaults
Disabled
Command Modes
Global configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
This command "bit-swaps" (to and from noncanonical format) the hardware addresses that are embedded in layer 3 of ARP and Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (RARP) frames. This function enables IP communication between Token Ring and non-Token Ring media in a transparent-bridging environment. Because transparent bridging views the source-route bridge domain as a Token Ring media, enabling this command for a transparent bridge group also enables this function for source-route translational bridging (SR/TLB).
The user must ensure the frames are small enough to be sent on all media types because there is no end to end bridging protocol to negotiate the largest frame size.
There is no attempt to reformat ARP frames between ARP and Subnetwork Access Protocol (SNAP) formats.
Examples
The following example shows how to enable bit-swapping of addresses to and from noncanonical form in a transparent-bridged environment:
no ip routing!interface ethernet 0bridge-group 1!interface token-ring 0bridge-group 1!!bridge 1 protocol ieeebridge 1 bitswap-layer3-addressesbridge bridge
To enable the bridging of a specified protocol in a specified bridge group, use the bridge bridge command in global configuration mode. To disable the bridging of a specified protocol in a specified bridge group, use the no form of this command.
bridge bridge-group bridge protocol
no bridge bridge-group bridge protocol
Syntax Description
bridge-group
Bridge group number specified in the bridge protocol command.
protocol
Any of the supported routing protocols. The default is to bridge all of these protocols.
Defaults
Bridge every protocol.
Command Modes
Global configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
When integrated routing and bridging (IRB) is enabled, the default route/bridge behavior in a bridge group is to bridge all protocols. You need not use the bridge bridge command to enable bridging.
You can use the no bridge bridge command to disable bridging in a bridge group so that it does not bridge a particular protocol. When you disable bridging for a protocol in a bridge group, routable packets of this protocol are routed when the bridge is explicitly configured to route this protocol, and nonroutable packets are dropped because bridging is disabled for this protocol.
Note
Examples
The following example shows how to disable bridging of IP in bridge group 1:
no bridge 1 bridge ipRelated Commands
bridge circuit-group pause
To configure the interval during which transmission is suspended in a circuit group after circuit group changes take place, use the bridge circuit-group pause command in global configuration mode.
bridge bridge-group circuit-group circuit-group pause milliseconds
Syntax Description
Defaults
The default forward delay interval is 0.
Command Modes
Global configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
Circuit-group changes include the addition or deletion of an interface and interface state changes.
There is not a no form for this command.
Examples
The following example shows how to set the circuit group pause to 5000 ms:
bridge 1 circuit-group 1 pause 5000Related Commands
bridge circuit-group source-based
To use just the source MAC address for selecting the output interface, use the bridge circuit-group source-based command in global configuration mode. To remove the interface from the bridge group, use the no form of this command.
bridge bridge-group circuit-group circuit-group source-based
no bridge bridge-group circuit-group circuit-group source-based
Syntax Description
bridge-group
Bridge group number specified in the bridge protocol command.
circuit-group
Number of the circuit group to which the interface belongs.
Defaults
No bridge-group interface is assigned.
Command Modes
Global configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
For applications that depend on the ordering of mixed unicast and multicast traffic from a given source, load distribution must be based on the source MAC address only. The bridge circuit-group source-based command modifies the load distribution strategy to accommodate such applications.
Examples
The following example uses the source MAC address for selecting the output interface to a bridge group:
bridge 1 circuit-group 1 source-basedRelated Commands
bridge cmf
To enable constrained multicast flooding (CMF) for all configured bridge groups, use the bridge cmf command in global configuration mode. To disable constrained multicast flooding, use the no form of this command.
bridge cmf
no bridge cmf
Syntax Description
This command has no arguments or keywords.
Defaults
CMF is disabled.
Command Modes
Global configuration
Command History
Examples
The following example shows how to enable CMF for all configured bridge groups:
bridge cmfRelated Commands
clear bridge multicast
Clears transparent bridging multicast state information.
show bridge multicast
Displays transparent bridging multicast state information.
bridge crb
To enable the Cisco IOS software to both route and bridge a given protocol on separate interfaces within a single router, use the bridge crb command in global configuration mode. To disable the feature, use the no form of this command.
bridge crb
no bridge crb
Syntax Description
This command has no arguments or keywords.
Defaults
Concurrent routing and bridging is disabled. When concurrent routing and bridging has been enabled, the default behavior is to bridge all protocols that are not explicitly routed in a bridge group.
Command Modes
Global configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
When concurrent routing and bridging is first enabled in the presence of existing bridge groups, it command generates a bridge route configuration command for any protocol for which any interface in the bridge group is configured for routing. This precaution applies only when concurrent routing and bridging is not already enabled, bridge groups exist, and the bridge crb command is encountered.
Once concurrent routing and bridging has been enabled, you must configure an explicit bridge route command for any protocol that is to be routed on interfaces in a bridge group (in addition to any required protocol-specific interface configuration).
Examples
The following command shows how to enable concurrent routing and bridging:
bridge crbRelated Commands
bridge route
Enables the routing of a specified protocol in a specified bridge group.
bridge domain
To establish a domain by assigning it a decimal value from 1 and 10, use the bridge domain command in global configuration mode. To return to a single bridge domain by choosing domain zero (0), use the no form of this command.
bridge bridge-group domain domain-number
no bridge bridge-group domain
Syntax Description
Defaults
Single bridge domain. The default domain number is 0.
Command Modes
Global configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
Cisco has implemented a proprietary extension to the IEEE spanning-tree software in order to support multiple spanning-tree domains. You can place any number of routers within the domain. The routers in the domain, and only those routers, will then share spanning-tree information.
Use this feature when multiple routers share the same cable, and you want to use only certain discrete subsets of these routers to share spanning-tree information with each other. This function is most useful when running other applications, such as IP User Datagram Protocol (UDP) flooding, that use the IEEE Spanning Tree Protocol. It can also be used to reduce the number of global reconfigurations in large bridged networks.
Caution
Note
Examples
The following example shows how to place bridge group 1 in bridging domain 3. Only other routers that are in domain 3 will accept spanning-tree information from this router.
bridge 1 domain 3Related Commands
bridge forward-time
To specify the forward delay interval for the Cisco IOS software, use the bridge forward-time command in global configuration mode. To return to the default interval, use the no form of this command.
bridge bridge-group forward-time seconds
no bridge bridge-group forward-time seconds
Syntax Description
bridge-group
Bridge group number specified in the bridge protocol command.
seconds
Forward delay interval. It must be a value in the range from 10 to 200 seconds. The default is 30 seconds.
Defaults
30-second delay
Command Modes
Global configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
The forward delay interval is the amount of time the software spends listening for topology change information after an interface has been activated for bridging and before forwarding actually begins.
Each bridge in a spanning tree adopts the hello-time, forward-time, and max-age parameters of the root bridge, regardless of its individual configuration.
Examples
The following example shows how to set the forward delay interval to 60 seconds:
bridge 1 forward-time 60Related Commands
bridge hello-time
To specify the interval between hello bridge protocol data units (BPDUs), use the bridge hello-time command in global configuration mode. To return the default interval, use the no form of this command.
bridge bridge-group hello-time seconds
no bridge bridge-group hello-time
Syntax Description
bridge-group
Bridge group number specified in the bridge protocol command.
seconds
Interval from 1 to 10 seconds. The default is 1 second.
Defaults
1 second
Command Modes
Global configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
Each bridge in a spanning tree adopts the hello-time, forward-time, and max-age parameters of the root bridge, regardless of its individual configuration.
Examples
The following example shows how to set the interval to 5 seconds:
bridge 1 hello-time 5Related Commands
bridge irb
To enable the Cisco IOS software to route a given protocol between routed interfaces and bridge groups or to route a given protocol between bridge groups, use the bridge irb command in global configuration mode. To disable the feature, use the no form of this command.
bridge irb
no bridge irb
Syntax Description
This command has no arguments or keywords.
Defaults
Integrated routing and bridging (IRB) is disabled.
Command Modes
Global configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
IRB is supported for transparent bridging, but not for source-route bridging. IRB is supported on all interface media types except X.25 and ISDN bridged interfaces.
Examples
The following shows how to enable integrated routing and bridging:
bridge irbRelated Commands
bridge lat-service-filtering
To specify local-area transport (LAT) group-code filtering, use the bridge lat-service-filtering command in global configuration mode. To disable the use of LAT service filtering on the bridge group, use the no form of this command.
bridge bridge-group lat-service-filtering
no bridge bridge-group lat-service-filtering
Syntax Description
Defaults
LAT service filtering is disabled.
Command Modes
Global configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
This command informs the system that LAT service advertisements require special processing.
Examples
The following example specifies that LAT service announcements traveling across bridge group 1 require some special processing:
bridge 1 lat-service-filteringRelated Commands
bridge max-age
To change the interval the bridge will wait to hear Bridge Protocol Data Unit (BPDU) from the root bridge, use the bridge max-age command in global configuration mode. To return to the default interval, use the no form of this command.
bridge bridge-group max-age seconds
no bridge bridge-group max-age
Syntax Description
Defaults
15 seconds
Command Modes
Global configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
Each bridge in a spanning tree adopts the hello-time, forward-time, and max-age parameters of the root bridge, regardless of its individual configuration. If a bridge does not receive BPDUs from the root bridge within this specified interval, it considers the network to be changed and will recompute the spanning-tree topology.
Examples
The following example increases the maximum idle interval to 20 seconds:
bridge 1 max-age 20Related Commands
bridge multicast-source
To configure bridging support to allow the forwarding, but not the learning, of frames received with multicast source addresses, use the bridge multicast-source command in global configuration mode. To disable this function on the bridge, use the no form of this command.
bridge bridge-group multicast-source
no bridge bridge-group multicast-source
Syntax Description
Defaults
Disabled
Command Modes
Global configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
If you need to bridge Token Ring over another medium, remote source-route bridging (RSRB) is recommended.
Examples
The following example allows the forwarding, but not the learning, of frames received with multicast source addresses:
bridge 2 multicast-sourceRelated Commands
bridge priority
To configure the priority of an individual bridge, or the likelihood that it will be selected as the root bridge, use the bridge priority command in global configuration mode.
bridge bridge-group priority number
Syntax Description
Defaults
When the IEEE Spanning Tree Protocol is enabled on the router: 32768
When the Digital Spanning Tree Protocol is enabled on the router: 128Command Modes
Global configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
When two bridges tie for position as the root bridge, an interface priority determines which bridge will serve as the root bridge. Use the bridge-group priority command in interface configuration mode to control an interface priority.
There is not a no form for this command.
Examples
The following example establishes this bridge as a likely candidate to be the root bridge:
bridge 1 priority 100Related Commands
bridge-group priority
Sets an interface priority.
bridge protocol
Defines the type of Spanning Tree Protocol.
bridge protocol
To define the type of Spanning Tree Protocol, use the bridge protocol command in global configuration mode. To delete the bridge group, use the no form of this command with the appropriate keywords and arguments.
bridge bridge-group protocol {dec | ibm | ieee | vlan-bridge}
no bridge bridge-group protocol {dec | ibm | ieee | vlan-bridge}
Syntax Description
Defaults
No Spanning Tree Protocol is defined.
Command Modes
Global configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
The routers support two Spanning Tree Protocols: the IEEE 802.1 standard and the earlier Digital Spanning Tree Protocol upon which the IEEE standard is based. Multiple domains are supported for the IEEE 802.1 Spanning Tree Protocol.
Note
Examples
The following example shows bridge 1 as using the Digital Spanning Tree Protocol:
bridge 1 protocol decRelated Commands
bridge domain
Establishes a domain by assigning it a decimal value from 1 to 10.
bridge-group
Assigns each network interface to a bridge group.
bridge protocol ibm
To create a bridge group that runs the automatic spanning-tree function, use the bridge protocol ibm command in global configuration mode. To cancel the previous assignment, use the no form of this command.
bridge bridge-group protocol ibm
no bridge bridge-group protocol ibm
Syntax Description
Defaults
No bridge group is defined.
Command Modes
Global configuration
Command History
Examples
The following example specifies bridge 1 to use the automatic spanning-tree function:
bridge 1 protocol ibmRelated Commands
bridge route
To enable the routing of a specified protocol in a specified bridge group, use the bridge route command in global configuration mode. To disable the routing of a specified protocol in a specified bridge group, use the no form of this command.
bridge bridge-group route protocol
no bridge bridge-group route protocol
Syntax Description
bridge-group
Bridge group number specified in the bridge protocol command.
protocol
One of the following protocols:
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Defaults
No default bridge group or protocol is specified.
Command Modes
Global configuration
Command History
Examples
In the following example, AppleTalk and IP are routed on bridge group 1:
bridge crbbridge 1 protocol ieeebridge 1 route appletalkbridge 1 route ipRelated Commands
bridge subscriber-policy
To bind a bridge group with a subscriber policy, use the bridge subscriber-policy command in global configuration mode. To disable the subscriber bridge group feature, use the no form of this command.
bridge bridge-group subscriber-policy policy
no bridge bridge-group subscriber-policy policy
Syntax Description
bridge-group
Bridge group number, in the range from 1 to 256, specified in the bridge protocol command.
policy
Subscriber policy number in the range from 1 to 100.
Defaults
Table 11 shows the default values that are applied if no forward or filter decisions have been specified for the subscriber policy:
Table 11 Packet Default Values
ARP
Permit
Broadcast
Deny
CDP
Deny/Disable
Multicast
Permit
Spanning Tree Protocol
Deny/Disable
Unknown Unicast
Deny
Command Modes
Global configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
Standard access lists can coexist with the subscriber policy. However, subscriber policy will take precedence over the access list by being checked first. A packet permitted by the subscriber policy will be checked against the access list if it is specified. A packet denied by subscriber policy will be dropped with no further access list checking.
Examples
The following example forms a subscriber bridge group using policy 1:
bridge 1 subscriber-policy 1Related Commands
bridge-group
To assign each network interface to a bridge group, use the bridge-group command in interface configuration mode. To remove the interface from the bridge group, use the no form of this command.
bridge-group bridge-group
no bridge-group bridge-group
Syntax Description
bridge-group
Number of the bridge group to which the interface belongs. It must be a number in the range from 1 to 255.
Defaults
No bridge group interface is assigned.
Command Modes
Interface configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
You can bridge on any interface, including any serial interface, regardless of encapsulation. Bridging can be configured between interfaces on different cards, although the performance is lower compared with interfaces on the same card. Also note that serial interfaces must be running with high-level data link control (HLDC), X.25, or Frame Relay encapsulation.
Note
Examples
In the following example, Ethernet interface 0 is assigned to bridge group 1, and bridging is enabled on this interface:
interface ethernet 0bridge-group 1Related Commands
bridge-group aging-time
To set the length of time that a dynamic entry can remain in the bridge table from the time the entry was created or last updated, use the bridge-group aging-time command in global configuration mode. To return to the default aging-time interval, use the no form of this command.
bridge-group bridge-group aging-time seconds
no bridge-group bridge-group aging-time
Syntax Description
Defaults
300 seconds
Command Modes
Global configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
If hosts on a bridged network are likely to move, decrease the aging time to enable the bridge to adapt quickly to the change. If hosts do not send continuously, increase the aging time to record the dynamic entries for a longer time and thus reduce the possibility of flooding when the hosts send again.
Examples
The following example sets the aging time to 200 seconds:
bridge-group 1 aging-time 200Related Commands
bridge-group cbus-bridging
To enable autonomous bridging on a ciscoBus2 controller, use the bridge-group cbus-bridging command in interface configuration mode. To disable autonomous bridging, use the no form of this command.
bridge-group bridge-group cbus-bridging
no bridge-group bridge-group cbus-bridging
Syntax Description
bridge-group
Number of the bridge group to which the interface belongs. It must be a number in the range from 1 to 255.
Defaults
Autonomous bridging is disabled.
Command Modes
Interface configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
Normally, bridging takes place on the processor card at interrupt level. When autonomous bridging is enabled, bridging takes place entirely on the ciscoBus2 controller, substantially improving performance.
You can enable autonomous bridging on Ethernet, FDDI (FCIT) and High-Speed Serial Interface (HSSI) interfaces that reside on a ciscoBus2 controller. Autonomous bridging is not supported on Token Ring interfaces, regardless of the type of bus in use.
To enable autonomous bridging on an interface, first define that interface as part of a bridge group. When a bridge group includes both autonomously and normally bridged interfaces, packets are autonomously bridged in some cases, but bridged normally in others. For example, when packets are forwarded between two autonomously bridged interfaces, those packets are autonomously bridged. But when packets are forwarded between an autonomously bridged interface and one that is not, the packet must be normally bridged. When a packet is flooded, the packet is autonomously bridged on autonomously bridged interfaces, but must be normally bridged on any others.
Note
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Examples
In the following example, autonomous bridging is enabled on Ethernet interface 0:
interface ethernet 0bridge-group 1bridge-group 1 cbus-bridgingRelated Commands
bridge-group circuit-group
To assign each network interface to a bridge group, use the bridge-group circuit-group command in interface configuration mode. To remove the interface from the bridge group, use the no form of this command.
bridge-group bridge-group circuit-group circuit-group
no bridge-group bridge-group circuit-group circuit-group
Syntax Description
bridge-group
Number of the bridge group to which the interface belongs. It must be a number in the range from 1 to 255.
circuit-group
Circuit group number. The range is from 1 to 9.
Defaults
No bridge group interface is assigned.
Command Modes
Interface configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
Circuit groups are primarily intended for use with High-Speed Serial Interface (HSSI)-encapsulated serial interfaces. They are not supported for packet-switched networks such as X.25 or Frame Relay. Circuit groups are best applied to groups of serial lines of equal bandwidth, but can accommodate mixed bandwidths.
Note
Examples
In the following example, Ethernet interface 0 is assigned to circuit group 1 of bridge group 1:
interface ethernet 0bridge-group 1 circuit-group 1Related Commands
bridge-group input-address-list
To assign an access list to a particular interface, use the bridge-group input-address-list command in interface configuration mode. To remove an access list from an interface, use the no form of this command.
bridge-group bridge-group input-address-list access-list-number
no bridge-group bridge-group input-address-list access-list-number
Syntax Description
Defaults
No access list is assigned.
Command Modes
Interface configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
Use an access list to filter packets received on a particular interface, based on the MAC source addresses (of the packets).
Examples
The following example assumes you want to disallow the bridging of Ethernet packets of all Sun workstations on Ethernet interface 1. Software assumes that all such hosts have Ethernet addresses with the vendor code 0800.2000.0000. The first line of the access list denies access to all Sun workstations, and the second line permits everything else. You then assign the access list to the input side of Ethernet interface 1.
access-list 700 deny 0800.2000.0000 0000.00FF.FFFFaccess-list 700 permit 0000.0000.0000 FFFF.FFFF.FFFF!interface ethernet 1bridge-group 1 input-address-list 700Related Commands
bridge-group input-lat-service-deny
To specify the group codes by which to deny access upon input, use the bridge-group input-lat-service-deny command in interface configuration mode. To remove this access condition, use the no form of this command.
bridge-group bridge-group input-lat-service-deny group-list
no bridge-group bridge-group input-lat-service-deny group-list
Syntax Description
Defaults
No group codes are specified.
Command Modes
Interface configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
Autonomous bridging must be disabled to use this command.
This command prevents the system from bridging any LAT service advertisement that has any of the specified groups set.
Examples
The following example causes any advertisements with groups 6, 8, and 14 through 20 to be dropped:
interface ethernet 0bridge-group 1 input-lat-service-deny 6 8 14-20Related Commands
bridge-group input-lat-service-permit
To specify the group codes by which to permit access upon input, use the bridge-group input-lat-service-permit command in interface configuration mode. To remove this access condition, use the no form of this command.
bridge-group bridge-group input-lat-service-permit group-list
no bridge-group bridge-group input-lat-service-permit group-list
Syntax Description
Defaults
No group codes are specified.
Command Modes
Interface configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
Autonomous bridging must be disabled to use this command.
This command causes the system to bridge only those service advertisements that match at least one group in the group list specified by the group-list argument.
If a message specifies group codes in both the deny and permit list, the message is not bridged.
Examples
The following example bridges any advertisements from groups 1, 5, and 12 through 14:
interface ethernet 1bridge-group 1 input-lat-service-permit 1 5 12-14Related Commands
bridge-group input-lsap-list
To filter IEEE 802.2-encapsulated packets on input, use the bridge-group input-lsap-list command in interface configuration mode. To disable this capability, use the no form of this command.
bridge-group bridge-group input-lsap-list access-list-number
no bridge-group bridge-group input-lsap-list access-list-number
Syntax Description
Defaults
Disabled
Command Modes
Interface configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
Autonomous bridging must be disabled to use this command.
This access list is applied to all IEEE 802.2 frames received on that interface prior to the bridge-learning process. Subnetwork Access Protocol (SNAP) frames must also pass any applicable Ethernet type-code access list.
Examples
The following example specifies access list 203 on Ethernet interface 1:
interface ethernet 1bridge-group 3 input-lsap-list 203Related Commands
bridge-group input-pattern-list
To associate an extended access list with a particular interface in a particular bridge group, use the bridge-group input-pattern-list command in interface configuration mode. To disable this capability, use the no form of this command.
bridge-group bridge-group input-pattern-list access-list-number
no bridge-group bridge-group input-pattern-list access-list-number
Syntax Description
Defaults
Disabled
Command Modes
Interface configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
Autonomous bridging must be disabled to use this command.
Examples
The following command applies access list 1101 to bridge group 3 using the filter defined in group 1:
interface ethernet 0bridge-group 3 input-pattern-list 1101Related Commands
bridge-group input-type-list
To filter Ethernet- and Subnetwork Access Protocol (SNAP)-encapsulated packets on input, use the bridge-group input-type-list command in interface configuration mode. To disable this capability, use the no form of this command.
bridge-group bridge-group input-type-list access-list-number
no bridge-group bridge-group input-type-list access-list-number
Syntax Description
Defaults
Disabled
Command Modes
Interface configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
Autonomous bridging must be disabled to use this command.
For SNAP-encapsulated frames, the access list is applied against the 2-byte Type field given after the destination service access point (DSAP)/source service access point (SSAP)/Organizationally Unique Identifier (OUI) fields in the frame.
This access list is applied to all Ethernet and SNAP frames received on that interface prior to the bridge learning process. SNAP frames must also pass any applicable IEEE 802 DSAP/SSAP access lists.
Examples
The following example shows how to configure a Token Ring interface with an access list that allows only the local-area transport (LAT) protocol to be bridged:
interface tokenring 0ip address 172.16.0.0 255.255.255.0bridge-group 1bridge-group 1 input-type-list 201Related Commands
bridge-group lat-compression
To reduce the amount of bandwidth that local-area transport (LAT) traffic consumes on the serial interface by specifying a LAT-specific form of compression, use the bridge-group lat-compression command in interface configuration mode. To disable LAT compression on the bridge group, use the no form of this command.
bridge-group bridge-group lat-compression
no bridge-group bridge-group lat-compression
Syntax Description
bridge-group
Number of the bridge group to which the interface belongs. It must be a number in the range from 1 to 255.
Defaults
Disabled
Command Modes
Interface configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
Autonomous bridging must be disabled to use this command.
Compression is applied to LAT frames being sent out the router through the interface in question.
LAT compression can be specified only for serial interfaces. For the most common LAT operations (user keystrokes and acknowledgment packets), LAT compression reduces LAT's bandwidth requirements by nearly a factor of two.
Examples
The following example compresses LAT frames on the bridge assigned to group 1:
bridge-group 1 lat-compressionRelated Commands
bridge-group output-address-list
To assign an access list to a particular interface for filtering the MAC destination addresses of packets that would ordinarily be forwarded out that interface, use the bridge-group output-address-list command in interface configuration mode. To remove an access list from an interface, use the no form of this command.
bridge-group bridge-group output-address-list access-list-number
no bridge-group bridge-group output-address-list access-list-number
Syntax Description
Defaults
No access list is assigned.
Command Modes
Interface configuration
Command History
Examples
The following example assigns access list 703 to Ethernet interface 3:
interface ethernet 3bridge-group 5 output-address-list 703Related Commands
bridge-group output-lat-service-deny
To specify the group codes by which to deny access upon output, use the bridge-group output-lat-service-deny command in interface configuration mode. To cancel the specified group codes, use the no form of this command.
bridge-group bridge-group output-lat-service-deny group-list
no bridge-group bridge-group output-lat-service-deny group-list
Syntax Description
Defaults
No group codes are assigned.
Command Modes
Interface configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
Autonomous bridging must be disabled to use this command.
This command causes the system to not bridge onto this output interface any service advertisements that contain groups matching any of those in the group list.
Examples
The following example prevents bridging of LAT service announcements from groups 12 through 20:
interface ethernet 0bridge-group 1bridge-group 1 output-lat-service-deny 12-20Related Commands
bridge-group output-lat-service-permit
To specify the group codes by which to permit access upon output, use the bridge-group output-lat-service-permit command in interface configuration mode. To cancel specified group codes, use the no form of this command.
bridge-group bridge-group output-lat-service-permit group-list
no bridge-group bridge-group output-lat-service-permit group-list
Syntax Description
bridge-group
Number of the bridge group to which the interface belongs. It must be a number in the range from 1 to 255.
group-list
Local-area transport (LAT) service advertisements.
Defaults
No group codes are specified.
Command Modes
Interface configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
Autonomous bridging must be disabled for you to use this command.
This command causes the system to bridge onto an output interface only those service advertisements that match at least one group in the specified group code list.
Note
Examples
The following example allows only LAT service announcements from groups 5, 12, and 20 on a bridge:
interface ethernet 0bridge-group 1 output-lat-service-permit 5 12 20Related Commands
bridge-group output-lsap-list
To filter IEEE 802-encapsulated packets on output, use the bridge-group output-lsap-list command in interface configuration mode. To disable this capability, use the no form of this command.
bridge-group bridge-group output-lsap-list access-list-number
no bridge-group bridge-group output-lsap-list access-list-number
Syntax Description
Defaults
Disabled
Command Modes
Interface configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
Autonomous bridging must be disabled to use this command.
Subnetwork Access Protocol (SNAP) frames must also pass any applicable Ethernet type-code access list. This access list is applied just before sending out a frame to an interface.
For performance reasons, specify both input and output type code filtering on the same interface.
Access lists for Ethernet- and IEEE 802-encapsulated packets affect only bridging functions. Such access lists cannot be used to block frames with protocols that are being routed.
Packets bearing an 802.2 LSAP of 0xAAAA qualify for LSAP filtering because they are inherently in 802.3 format. However, because they also carry a Type field, they are matched against any Type filters. Therefore, if you use Link Service Access Point (LSAP) filters on an interface that may bear SNAP-encapsulated packets, you must explicitly permit 0xAAAA.
Examples
The following example specifies access list 204 on Ethernet interface 0:
interface ethernet 0bridge-group 4 output-lsap-list 204Related Commands
bridge-group output-pattern-list
To associate an extended access list with a particular interface, use the bridge-group output-pattern-list command in interface configuration mode. To disable this capability, use the no form of this command.
bridge-group bridge-group output-pattern-list access-list-number
no bridge-group bridge-group output-pattern-list access-list-number
Syntax Description
Defaults
Disabled
Command Modes
Interface configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
Autonomous bridging must be disabled to use this command.
Examples
The following example filters all packets sent by bridge group 3 using the filter defined in access list 1102:
interface ethernet 0bridge-group 3 output-pattern-list 1102Related Commands
bridge-group output-type-list
To filter Ethernet- and Subnetwork Access Protocol (SNAP)-encapsulated packets on output, use the bridge-group output-type-list command in interface configuration mode. To disable this capability, use the no form of this command.
bridge-group bridge-group output-type-list access-list-number
no bridge-group bridge-group output-type-list access-list-number
Syntax Description
Defaults
Disabled
Command Modes
Interface configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
Autonomous bridging must be disabled to use this command.
Examples
The following example specifies access list 202 on Ethernet interface 0:
interface ethernet 0bridge-group 2 output-type-list 202Related Commands
bridge-group path-cost
To set a different path cost, use the bridge-group path-cost command in interface configuration mode. To choose the default path cost for the interface, use the no form of this command.
bridge-group bridge-group path-cost cost
no bridge-group bridge-group path-cost cost
Syntax Description
Defaults
The default path cost is computed from the interface's bandwidth setting. The following are IEEE default path cost values. The Digital path cost default values are different.
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Command Modes
Interface configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
By convention, the path cost is 10000/data rate of the attached LAN (IEEE), or 100000/data rate of the attached LAN (Digital), in megabits per second.
Examples
The following example changes the default path cost for Ethernet interface 0:
interface ethernet 0bridge-group 1 path-cost 250Related Commands
bridge-group priority
To set an interface priority, use the bridge-group priority command in interface configuration mode. The interface priority is used to select the designated port for this bridge-group on the connected media. One designated port on each medium is needed to compute the spanning tree.
bridge-group bridge-group priority number
Syntax Description
Defaults
When the IEEE Spanning Tree Protocol is enabled on the router: 32768
When the Digital Spanning Tree Protocol is enabled on the router: 128Command Modes
Interface configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
The lower the number, the more likely it is that the bridge on the interface will be chosen as the root.
There is not a no form for this command.
Examples
The following example increases the likelihood that the root bridge will be the one on Ethernet interface 0 in bridge group 1:
interface ethernet 0bridge-group 1 priority 0The following example shows the bridge-group priority help information for 9-bit port number size:
Router(config-if)# bridge-group 1 priority ?<0-255> increments of 2 for IEEE or vlan-bridge, others 1The following example shows the bridge-group priority help information for 10-bit port number size:
Router(config-if)# bridge-group 1 priority ?<0-255> increments of 4 for IEEE or vlan-bridge, others 1Related Commands
bridge-group spanning-disabled
To disable the spanning tree on a given interface, use the bridge-group spanning-disabled command in interface configuration mode. To enable the spanning tree on a given interface, use the no form of this command.
bridge-group bridge-group spanning-disabled
no bridge-group bridge-group spanning-disabled
Syntax Description
bridge-group
Number of the bridge group to which the interface belongs. It must be a number in the range from of 1 to 255.
Defaults
Spanning tree is enabled.
Command Modes
Interface configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
To enable transparent bridging on an interface, use the bridge protocol command to specify the type of Spanning Tree Protocol to be used. The bridge-group spanning-disabled command can be used to disable that spanning tree on that interface.
When a loop-free path exists between any two bridged subnetworks, you can prevent Bridge Protocol Data Unit (BPDU)s generated in one transparent bridging subnetwork from impacting nodes in the other transparent bridging subnetwork, yet still permit bridging throughout the bridged network as a whole.
For example, when transparently bridged LAN subnetworks are separated by a WAN, you can use this command to prevent BPDUs from traveling across the WAN link. You would apply this command to the serial interfaces connecting to the WAN in order to prevent BPDUs generated in one domain from impacting nodes in the remote domain. Because these BPDUs are prevented from traveling across the WAN link, using this command also has the secondary advantage of reducing traffic across the WAN link.
Note
Examples
In the following example, the spanning tree for the serial interface 0 is disabled:
interface serial 0bridge-group 1 spanning-disabledRelated Commands
bridge-group
Assigns each network interface to a bridge group.
bridge protocol
Defines the type of Spanning Tree Protocol.
bridge-group sse
To enable the Cisco silicon switching engine (SSE) switching function, use the bridge-group sse command in interface configuration mode. To disable SSE switching, use the no form of this command.
bridge-group bridge-group sse
no bridge-group bridge-group sse
Syntax Description
bridge-group
Number of the bridge group to which the interface belongs. It must be a number in the range from 1 to 255.
Defaults
Disabled
Command Modes
Interface configuration
Command History
Examples
The following shows how to enable SSE switching:
bridge-group 1 sseRelated Commands
bridge-group subscriber-loop-control
To enable loop control on virtual circuits associated with a bridge group, use the bridge-group subscriber-loop-control command in interface configuration mode. To disable loop control, use the no form of this command.
bridge-group bridge-group subscriber-loop-control
no bridge-group bridge-group subscriber-loop-control
Syntax Description
bridge-group
Number of the bridge group to which the interface belongs. It must be a number in the range from 1 to 255.
Defaults
Loop control is disabled.
Command Modes
Interface configuration
Command History
Examples
The following shows how to enable loop control on virtual circuits associated with bridge group 1:
bridge-group 1 subscriber-loop-controlRelated Commands
bridge-group subscriber-trunk
To specify that an interface is at the upstream point of traffic flow, use the bridge-group subscriber-trunk command in interface configuration mode. To remove the specification and reset the interface to a nontrunking port, use the no form of this command.
bridge-group bridge-group subscriber-trunk
no bridge-group bridge-group subscriber-trunk
Syntax Description
bridge-group
Number of the bridge group to which the interface belongs. It must be a number in the range from 1 to 255.
Defaults
The interface is set to a nontrunking port.
Command Modes
Interface configuration
Command History
Examples
The following example sets bridge group 1 as the upstream point of traffic flow:
bridge-group 1 subscriber-trunkRelated Commands
