MAC Access Control Lists

This chapter describes how to configure MAC access control lists (ACLs) on a Cisco router. It contains the following sections:

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Prerequisites for MAC Access Control Lists

  • You must be familiar with MAC addressing and non-IP protocols to configure MAC ACLs.

Restrictions for MAC Access Control Lists

  • MAC ACL is not supported on:

    • Trunk EFP or trunk port

    • Egress

    • Interface

  • MAC ACL is not supported for IP packets.

  • MAC ACL counters are not supported.

  • MAC ACLs are not supported on port, routed interface, and BDI.

  • ACL and QoS cannot be applied on the same interface, EFP and bridge domain interface (BDI).

  • Outbound MAC ACL is not supported on the Cisco RSP3 Module.

  • MAC ACL does not deny broadcast packets on the EFP on the RSP3 module. To deny broadcast packets do any of the following:

    • Use storm control feature to restrict the broadcast packets.

    • Create a policy with the ACL (permit broadacst), and apply it to the interface with the 64K policer, to rate limit and allow only minimal amount of broadcast packets.

Information About MAC Access Control Lists

MAC Access Control Lists

MAC ACLs are ACLs that filter traffic using information in the Layer 2 header of each packet. You can use ACLs to control which hosts can access different parts of a network or to decide which types of traffic are forwarded or blocked at the router interfaces. MAC ACL is supported on EFP and Cross-Connect.

How to Configure MAC Access Control Lists

Configuring ACL

To configure ACL, perform the steps below.

Procedure

Step 1

enable

Example:

Router> enable

Enables privileged EXEC mode.

  • Enter your password if prompted.

Step 2

configure terminal

Example:

Router# configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Step 3

mac access-list extended name

Example:

Router(config)# mac access-list ext macext2

Creates an extended MAC access control list (ACL) and define its access control entries (ACEs).

  • name—Name of the ACL to which the entry belongs.

Step 4

{permit | deny} {any | host src-MAC-addr} {any | host dst-MAC-addr}

Example:

Router(config-ext-macl)# deny any any

Permits or denies Layer 2 traffic to be forwarded if the conditions are matched.

  • permit —Permits Layer 2 traffic to be forwarded if the conditions are matched.
  • deny —Denies Layer 2 traffic to be forwarded if the conditions are matched.
  • any —Keyword to deny any source or destination MAC address.
  • host src-MAC-addr —Defines a host MAC address. MAC address-based subnets are not allowed.
  • host dst-MAC-addr —Defines a destination MAC address. MAC address-based subnets are not allowed.

Step 5

end

Example:

Router(config-ext-macl)# end

Returns to privileged EXEC mode.

Applying ACL on Cross-Connect

To apply ACL on Cross-Connect, perform the steps below.

Procedure

  Command or Action Purpose

Step 1

enable

Example:

Router> enable

Enables privileged EXEC mode.

  • Enter your password if prompted.

Step 2

configure terminal

Example:

Router# configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Step 3

interface gigabitethernet slot/subslot/port

Example:

Router(config)# interface gigabitEthernet 0/2/1

Specifies an interface and enters interface configuration mode.

  • slot/subslot/port—The location of the interface.

Step 4

service instance id ethernet

Example:

Router(config-if)# service instance 1120 ethernet

Configures an Ethernet service instance on an interface and enters service instance configuration mode.

  • id—Specifies the EFP identifier, an integer from 1 to 4000.

Step 5

description string

Example:

Router(config-if-srv)# description sBROBA 41CHE Shared VLAN highest priority

Adds a description about an interface to help you remember its function.

  • string—Adds a description (up to 240 characters) for an interface.

Step 6

encapsulation dot1q sp-vlan-id second-dot1q { ce-vlan-id | any}

Example:

Router(config-if-srv)# encapsulation dot1q 141 second-dot1q 120

Enables stacked VLAN (802.1Q-in-Q) processing of customer VLAN traffic on an Ethernet subinterface.

  • sp-vlan-id—Virtual LAN identifier of the unique service-provider VLAN used in 802.1Q-in-Q encapsulation of Ethernet traffic from the VLANs of a customer. The valid values are from 1 to 4095.
  • ce-vlan-id—Virtual LAN identifier of a customer VLAN encapsulated with the service-provider VLAN ID specified by sp-vlan-id in stacked VLAN (802.1Q-in-Q) processing. The valid values are from 1 to 4095. This argument is the inner VLAN tag in 802.1Q-in-Q headers.
  • any—Configures stacked VLAN processing for all customer VLAN IDs encapsulated with the specified service-provider VLAN ID that are not specified in a separate encapsulation dot1q second-dot1q command on another subinterface.

Step 7

rewrite ingress tag {pop {1 | 2}} [symmetric]

Example:

Router(config-if-srv)# rewrite ingress tag pop 2 symmetric

Specifies the encapsulation adjustment that is to be performed on the frame ingress to the service instance.

  • pop {1 | 2}—One or two tags are removed from the packet. This command can be combined with a push (pop N and subsequent push vlan-id).
  • symmetric—(Optional) A rewrite operation is applied on both ingress and egress. The operation on egress is the inverse operation as ingress.

Step 8

mac access-group access-list-name in

Example:

Router(config-if-srv)# mac access-group macext2 in

To use a MAC access control list (ACL) to control inbound traffic on an Ethernet service instance.

  • access-list-name—Name of a MAC ACL to apply to an interface or subinterface (as specified by the mac access-list extended command).
  • in—Filters on inbound packets.

Step 9

xconnect peer-router-id vcid encapsulation mpls

Example:

Router(config-if-srv)# xconnect 77.77.77.77 1120 encapsulation mpls

Binds the attachment circuit to a pseudowire VC. The syntax for this command is the same as for all other Layer 2 transports. Enters cross-connect configuration mode.

  • peer-router-id—IP address of the remote provider edge (PE) peer router.
  • vcid—32-bit identifier to assign to the pseudowire.

Step 10

mtu mtu-value

Example:

Router(config-if-xconn)# mtu 1500

Specifies the MTU for the VC.

  • mtu-value—Specifies the value of the MTU.

Step 11

exit

Example:

Router(config-if-xconn)# exit

Exits cross-connect configuration mode.

Step 12

service instance id ethernet

Example:

Router(config-if)# service instance 1000 ethernet

Configures an Ethernet service instance on an interface and enters service instance configuration mode.

  • id—Specifies the EFP identifier, an integer from 1 to 4000.

Step 13

encapsulation dot1q vlan-id

Example:

Router(config-if-srv)# encapsulation dot1q 141 second-dot1q 120

To define the matching criteria to map 802.1Q frames ingress on an interface to the appropriate service instance.

  • vlan-id—VLAN ID, integer in the range 1 to 4094.

Step 14

mac access-group access-list-name in

Example:

Router(config-if-srv)# mac access-group macext2 in

To use a MAC access control list (ACL) to control inbound traffic on an Ethernet service instance.

  • access-list-name—Name of a MAC ACL to apply to an interface or subinterface (as specified by the mac access-list extended command).
  • in—Filters on inbound packets.

Step 15

bridge-domain bridge-id

Example:

Router(config-if-srv)# bridge-domain 1000

Binds a service instance or a MAC tunnel to a bridge domain instance.

  • bridge-id—Numerical identifier for the bridge domain instance. The range is an integer from 1 to 4000.

Step 16

end

Example:

Router(config-if-srv)# end

Exits service instance mode and returns to privileged EXEC mode.

Verifying MAC Access Control Lists

To verify the MAC ACL configuration, use the following show command.

  • show access-lists name—Displays information about the named access list. 
    Router# show access-list macext4
    Extended MAC access list macext4 
    permit any host 0000.0000.0009
    permit any host 0000.0000.0010
    permit any host 0000.0000.0011
    permit any host 0000.0000.0012

Configuration Examples for MAC Access Control Lists

MAC ACL Configuration

Example: Allowing Specified Source or Destination MAC Addresses 

(config)#mac access-list extended macext5
(config-ext-macl)#permit any host 0000.0000.0009
(config-ext-macl)#permit any host 0000.0000.0010
(config-ext-macl)#permit any host 0000.0000.0011
(config-ext-macl)#permit any host 0000.0000.0012

Example: Allowing any Source or Destination MAC Address 

(config)#mac access-list extended macext9
(config-ext-macl)#permit any any

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