Security Appliance Policy Management
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MAC Addresses and Bit Conventions
MAC addresses on the system are divided into these types:
Type
Description
BMAC
A MAC address assigned to all interfaces with the
BPEth
X
naming convention.
This is unique for each Security Appliance.
It does not rely on the interface index number.
Bit convention for BMAC
Bit range
Description
1
Distinguishes between VMAC and other MAC addresses.
This is used to prevent possible collisions with VMAC space.
Possible values are:
n
0
- BMAC or SMAC
n
1
- VMAC
2-8
Security Appliance ID (starting from 1).
This is limited to 127.
9-13
Always zero.
14
Distinguishes between BMAC and SMAC addresses.
This is used to prevent possible collisions with SMAC space.
Possible values:
n
0
- BMAC
n
1
- SMAC
15-16
Absolute interface number. This is taken from the interface
name.
When the
BPEth
X
format is used,
X
is the interface number.
This is limited to four interfaces.
