The output shown in the exhibit is a brief display of the Ethernet switching table, which shows the

learned Layer 2 MAC addresses for each VLAN and interface1.

The command show ethernet-switching table displays the Ethernet switching table with brief

information, such as the destination MAC address, the VLAN name, the forwarding state, and the

interface name1.

The command show route forwarding-table displays the routing table information for each protocol

family, such as inet, inet6, mpls, iso, and so on2. It does not show the Ethernet switching table or the

MAC addresses.

The command show ethernet-switching table extensive displays the Ethernet switching table with

extensive information, such as the destination MAC address, the VLAN name, the forwarding state,

the interface name, the VLAN index, and the tag type1. It shows more details than the brief output

shown in the exhibit.

The command show route forwarding-table family ethernet-switching displays the routing table

information for the ethernet-switching protocol family, which shows the destination MAC address,

the next-hop MAC address, and the interface name3. It does not show the VLAN name or the

forwarding state.