Setting the Priority of a MAC Address

Setting the Priority of a MAC Address

CLI Command

Use the set aft entry command to set the priority of a source MAC address or destination MAC address. The syntax of the command is:

(configure)# set aft entry <mac-address> vlan {<vlan-id> | name <vlan-name>} port-binding {filter | forward <mod-port-spec>} [persistence {ageout | permanent}] [priority {normal | high}] [sa-priority {port | aft <entry-priority> | max-port-aft <entry-priority>}] [da-priority {port | aft <entry-priority> | max-port-aft <entry-priority>}]

Table�187:�set aft entry Command Parameters �
Parameter	Description
sa-priority port	Uses the priority of the physical port, Cisco ISL tag, or 802.1p tag to determine the layer 2 priority of frames.
sa-priority aft	Uses the priority that is assigned to the source MAC address in the Address Forwarding Table (AFT) to determine the layer 2 priority of frames.
<entry-priority>	The priority that you want to assign to the source MAC address. Enter a number between 0 and 7. This priority is stored in the AFT entry for the MAC address that you specify.
sa-priority max-port-aft	Determines the frame priority by using the higher of the: Physical port priority or tag priority Source MAC address priority
da-priority port	Uses the priority of the physical port, Cisco ISL tag, 802.1p tag, or source MAC address to determine the layer 2 priority of frames.
da-priority aft	Uses the priority that is assigned to the destination MAC address in the AFT to determine the priority of the frame.
<entry-priority>	The priority that you want to assign to the destination MAC address. Enter a number between 0 and 7.
da-priority max-port-aft	Determines the frame priority by using the higher of the: Physical port priority or tag priority Destination MAC address priority

For definitions of all other keywords, arguments, and options in this command, see Command Reference Guide for the Avaya P580 and P882 Multiservice Switches, Software Version 6.2.