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Ethernet access switch

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This guide is for the networking professional using the Cisco IOS command-line interface (CLI) to

manage the Cisco Metro Ethernet (ME) 3400 Series Ethernet Access switch, hereafter referred to as the

switch. Before using this guide, you should have experience working with the Cisco IOS commands and

the switch software features. You should also have experience working with the concepts and

terminology of Ethernet and local area networking.

The switch ships with one of these software images installed:

This guide provides the information you need about the Layer 2 and Layer 3 commands that have been

created or changed for use with the Cisco ME 3400 Ethernet Access switch. For information about the

standard Cisco IOS Release 12.2 commands, see the Cisco IOS documentation set available from the

Cisco.com home page by selecting Service and Support > Technical Documents. On the Cisco Product

Documentation home page, select Release 12.2 from the Cisco IOS Software drop-down list.

This guide does not provide procedures for configuring your switch. For detailed configuration

procedures, see the software configuration guide for this release.

This guide does not describe system messages you might encounter. For more information, see the

system message guide for this release.

For the latest documentation updates, see the release notes for this release.

The metro base image provides basic Metro Ethernet features.

The metro access image includes additional features such as IEEE 802.1Q tunneling, Layer 2

protocol tunneling, dynamic ARP inspection, and IP source guard.

The metro IP access image adds Layer 3 functionality such as IP routing support for Routing

Information Protocol (RIP), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Protocol, Border Gateway Protocol

(BGP), and Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), multiple VPN

routing/forwarding on customer edge (multi-VRF-CE) devices, and IP multicast routing.

Cisco ME 3400 Ethernet Access Switch Command Reference