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Chapter 2: Configuring the Application Control Forwarding Protocol (ACFP)
ACFP server information is generated by the ACFP server itself. ACFP
client information, ACFP collaboration policy, and ACFP collaboration
rules are generated on the ACFP server after being sent by the ACFP
client through the collaboration MIB or collaboration protocol.
ACFP Information
Overview
ACFP server information
ACFP server information contains the following:
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Supported working modes: host, pass-through, mirroring, and
redirect. An ACFP server can support multiple working modes at the
same time. The ACFP server and client(s) can collaborate with each
other only when the ACFP server supports the working mode of the
ACFP client.
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Maximum expiration time of the supported collaboration policy: This
indicates for how long the collaboration policy of the ACFP server will
remain valid.
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Whether the ACFP server can permanently save the collaboration
policy: It mainly refers to whether the ACFP server can keep the
original collaboration policy after a reboot.
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The context ID type supported by the Switch 5500G’s Ethernet
switches is 2. Figure 2 shows the corresponding packet format (the
Context field indicates the context ID location):
Figure 2
Packet format corresponding to context ID type 2.
ACFP clients can access this information through a collaboration protocol
or collaboration MIB.
ACFP client information
ACFP client information contains the following:
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ACFP client identifier. It can be assigned by the ACFP server through a
collaboration protocol or specified by the network administrator to
ensure that each ACFP client has a unique client ID on the ACFP
server.
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Description: ACFP client description information.
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Hw-Info: ACFP client hardware type and version number, for example.
DMAC SMAC
VLAN type
PCP
CFI
VLAN ID
Type
( 0800)
IP packet
Context
Packet format when the context ID type is 2
( 8100)
(1- 4094)
(3-digit) (1- digit)
( 32- digit)