TP-Link T1600G-28PS Jetstream Smart Switches User Guide - Page 149

Managing MAC Address Table 1 MAC Address Table MAC Address Table 1.1 Overview The MAC address table contains address information that the switch uses to forward packets. As shown below, the table lists map entries of MAC addresses, VLAN IDs and ports. These entries can be manually added or automatically learned by the switch. Based on the MAC-address-to-port mapping in the table, the switch can forward packets only to the associated port. Table 1-1 The MAC Address Table MAC Address VLAN ID Port Type Aging Status 00:00:00:00:00:01 1 1 Dynamic Aging 00:00:00:00:00:02 1 2 Static No-Aging ... 1.2 Supported Features The address table of the switch contains dynamic addresses, static addresses and filtering addresses. Address Configurations ■■ Dynamic address Dynamic addresses are addresses learned by the switch automatically, and the switch regularly ages out those that are not in use. That is, the switch removes the MAC address entries related to a network device if no packet is received from the device within the aging time. And you can specify the aging time if needed. ■■ Static address Static addresses are manually added to the address table and do not age. For some relatively fixed connection, for example, frequently visited server, you can manually set the MAC address of the server as a static entry to enhance the forwarding efficiency of the switch. User Guide 124