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Cisco Public
© 2013 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
BRKARC-3470 Cisco Public
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Layer 2 Forwarding
• Layer 2 forwarding – traffic steering based on destination MAC address
• Hardware MAC learning
‒ CPU not directly involved in learning
• Forwarding engine(s) on each module have copy of MAC table
‒ New learns communicated to other forwarding engines via hardware “flood to
fabric” mechanism
‒ Software process ensures continuous MAC table sync
• Spanning tree (PVRST or MST), Virtual Port Channel (VPC), or
FabricPath ensures loop-free Layer 2 topology
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