Configuration Guide Vol. 3


7.1.3 Packet forwarding settings

If a UDP packet received by the Switch is forwarded, the packet is duplicated and forwarded to the helper address. The following table describes the settings for packets sent during packet forwarding.

Table 7-3: Settings for sending packets when forwarding packets

Protocol header

header field

Description

IP header

Destination IPv4 address

Change to the helper address specified in the configuration command ip udp forward helper-address.

Source IPv4 address

Do not change

TTL

Subtract 1

IP option

Handles the following IP options:

  • Record Route

  • Internet Timestamp

Checksum

Recalculate

UDP headers

Destination port number

Do not change

Source port number

Do not change

Checksum

Recalculate