`mtu-exceed`

Configures a port to forward traffic to a port with a smaller MTU size.

Syntax

mtu-exceed{forward|hard-drop}

no mtu-exceed{forward|hard-drop}

Command Default

Port does not forward traffic to a port with a smaller MTU size (hard-drop).

Parameters

forward: Configures the port to fragment and forward a packet from a port with a larger MTU to a port with a smaller MTU.
hard-drop: Configures the port to resets to the default and removes the forward function.

Modes

Global configuration mode

Usage Guidelines

The no form of the command configures the port not to forward traffic to a port with smaller MTU size.

Examples

The following example configures the port to fragment and forward a packet from a port with a larger MTU to a port with a smaller MTU.

device(config)# mtu-exceed forward

mtu-exceed