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operationalState
operational State
1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.3.1
This object controls the forwarding nature of the bridge. In the Learning state the bridge will learn new MAC addresses, and it ages out older MAC addresses. Statically configured addresses are discarded (they do not age). In the Secure state, the bridge will not learn new MAC addresses. Statically configured addresses are forwarded (they do not age).
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