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Dell Configuration Guide for the S4048–ON System 9.14.2.5

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UDP Helper with Subnet Broadcast Addresses

When the destination IP address of an incoming packet matches the subnet broadcast address of any interface, the system changes the address to the configured broadcast address and sends it to matching interface.

In the following illustration, Packet 1 has the destination IP address 1.1.1.255, which matches the subnet broadcast address of VLAN 101. If you configured UDP helper and the packet matches the specified UDP port, the system changes the address to the configured IP broadcast address and floods the packet on VLAN 101.

Packet 2 is sent from the host on VLAN 101. It has a broadcast MAC address and a destination IP address of 1.1.1.255. In this case, it is flooded on VLAN 101 in its original condition as the forwarding process is Layer 2.

Figure 1. UDP Helper with Subnet Broadcast Addresses
Illustration of UDP helper with subnet broadcast addresses.

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