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Once PE and CB devices are connected, all interfaces that are on the same switch group (excluding except for control ports) will be extended and can be further configured on a CB device. An automatic bridge port configuration will be applied on the CB device which adds all extended ports in a single bridge, this configuration can be modified afterward.
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Sub-menu: /interface bridge port-controller
Property | Description |
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bridge (name; Default: none) | The bridge interface where ports will be extended. |
cascade-ports (interfaces; Default: none) | Interfaces that will act as cascade ports. |
switch (name; Default: none) | The switch that will act as the controller and ensure the control and network traffic. |
List of available configuration properties, monitoring options. Neighbor discovery changes (how PE and CB discover each other using LLDP TLVs, on PE control-ports discovery is automatically enabled and disabled on extended ports (they get controlled by the CB settings), on CB cascade ports discovery is automatically enabled), automatic bridge port configuration, how to apply and remove (device remove, port remove, other settings where an extended interface is configured will stay and should be removed manually) the configuration for extender ports (PE can even be disconnected and still apply configuration on CB), extended port naming, ECP protocol for control information between PE and CB.
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Sub-menu: /interface bridge port-extender
Property | Description |
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control-ports (interfaces; Default: none) | Interfaces that will either connect to the CB (an upstream port) or connect other PE devices in series (a cascade port). |
excluded-ports (interfaces; Default: none) | Interfaces that will not be extended. |
switch (name; Default: none) | The switch that will act as the extender and ensure the control and network traffic. |
Limitations
Known limitation (e.g. only single CB possible, ingress-filtering on extended ports) and recommendations (e.g use control/cascade ports only for communication between CB and PE, do not use these ports for bridging or routing)
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