Filter types and operation

The following table represents the types of static filters and their selection criteria:

Filter types and criteria

Static filter type

Selection criteria

Source-port

Inbound traffic from a designated, physical source-port will be forwarded or dropped on a per-port (destination) basis.

Multicast

Inbound traffic having a specified multicast MAC address will be forwarded to outbound ports (the default) or dropped on a per-port (destination) basis.

Protocol

Inbound traffic having the selected frame (protocol) type will be forwarded or dropped on a per-port (destination) basis.