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Chapter 13 Interfaces
ZyWALL USG 1000 User’s Guide
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13.7  Bridge Interfaces 
This section introduces bridges and bridge interfaces and then explains the 
screens for bridge interfaces.
Bridge Overview
A bridge creates a connection between two or more network segments at the 
layer-2 (MAC address) level. In the following example, bridge X connects four 
network segments.
When the bridge receives a packet, the bridge records the source MAC address 
and the port on which it was received in a table. It also looks up the destination 
MAC address in the table. If the bridge knows on which port the destination MAC 
address is located, it sends the packet to that port. If the destination MAC address 
is not in the table, the bridge broadcasts the packet on every port (except the one 
on which it was received).
In the example above, computer A sends a packet to computer B. Bridge X 
records the source address 0A:0A:0A:0A:0A:0A and port 2 in the table. It also 
looks up 0B:0B:0B:0B:0B:0B in the table. There is no entry yet, so the bridge 
broadcasts the packet on ports 1, 3, and 4.
Table 68   Example: Bridge Table After Computer A Sends a Packet to Computer B
MAC ADDRESS
PORT
0A:0A:0A:0A:0A:0A
2