Administration of the Avaya G350 Media Gateway - Avaya Support

Port classification6 /21 not-connected 100 1286 /22 Forwarding 19 1286 /23 Forwarding 19 1286 /24 Forwarding 19 1286 /51 not-connected 4 128Port classificationThis section provides information on configuring port classification on the G350 and includesthe following topics:●●●Port classification overview — an overview of port classification on the G350Port classification CLI commands — a list and description of the CLI commands used toconfigure port classification on the G350Port classification configuration examples — examples of port classification configurationsPort classification overviewWith the G350, you can classify any port as either regular or valuable. Classifying a port asvaluable means that a link fault trap is sent in the event of a link failure. The trap is sent evenwhen the port is disabled. This feature is particularly useful for the port redundancy application,where you need to be informed about a link failure on the dormant port.Note:Note:The 1GB port is classified as valuable by default.Port classification CLI commandsUse the following commands to configure port classification. For more information about thesecommands, see Avaya G350 Media Gateway CLI Reference, 555-245-202.●●Use the set port classification command to set the port classification to eitherregular or valuable. Any change in the Spanning Tree state from Forwarding for a valuableport will erase all learned MAC addresses in the switch.Use the show port classification command to display a port’s classification.Issue 3 January 2005 149