07-17-2011 08:38 PM - edited 03-07-2019 01:15 AM
Im trying to wrap my head around how TRILL removes the need to broadcast unknown unicast messages. The reason why redundant paths pose a problem in Ethernet is the broadcast nature of Ethernet. So how does TRILL work around that?
I know it leverages a routing protocol (IS-IS) to have RBridges learn of each others existence, but how does each RBridge know what MAC addresses are sitting behind each RBridge?
Example, RB1 receives a frame with an unknown MAC address, how does it find it where that MAC sits?
07-17-2011 10:53 PM
Dont know, but here is a reference that might help...
07-18-2011 03:31 PM
Jimmy, thanks for the effort, but that document doesn;t tell me anything I need to know..
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