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configure forwarding switching-mode
[cut-through | store-and-forward]
Description
Configures the switching mode as either cut-through or store-and-forward.
Syntax Description
| cut-through | Specifies that a packet can begin being transmitted prior to its being received in full. |
| store-and-forward | Specifies that a packet is transmitted only after the entire packet has been received and stored in the packet memory. |
Default
Store-and-forward.
Usage Guidelines
Use this command to configure the switch to begin transmitting a packet before its entire contents have been received. This reduces the forwarding latency of the switch.
Cut-through mode cannot be achieved for packet sizes that are less than or equal to 384 bytes. On the Summit X770 and X670-G2, cut-through can be achieved for all packet sizes.
To display the switch mode settings, use the show forwarding configuration command.
History
This command was first available in ExtremeXOS 12.3.
Platform Availability
This command is available on all platforms.