Port-based Vlan assignment | Blade ICE G8124-E specification

Blade ICE G8124-E manual Port-based Vlan assignment

Figure 2 Port-based VLAN assignment

Figure 3 802.1Q tagging (after port-based VLAN assignment)

G8124-E, G8124 specifications

Models: G8124-E G8124

Figure 2 Port-based VLAN assignment

Figure 3 802.1Q tagging (after port-based VLAN assignment)

G8124-E, G8124 specifications

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide

After

P VID = 2

Untagged packet

C R C Data S A DA

Before

P ort 4

P ort 1		P ort 2		P ort 3
	802.1Q		S witch
	802.1Q		S witch


P ort 6		P ort	7	P ort 8

Tagged member of VLAN 2

P ort 5

Untagged member of VLAN 2

As shown in Figure 3, the untagged packet is marked (tagged) as it leaves the switch through port 5, which is configured as a tagged member of VLAN 2. The untagged packet remains unchanged as it leaves the switch through port 7, which is configured as an untagged member of VLAN 2.

PVID = 2

Port 4

Port 1		Port 2	Port 3
	802.1Q Switch

Port 6		Port 7	Port 8

Tagged member of VLAN 2

	Untagged memeber	CRC
	of VLAN 2	CRC
	of VLAN 2
		Data

Outgoing SA

8100	Priority	CFI	VID = 2

16 bits	3 bits	1 bits	12 bits
16 bits	3 bits	1 bits	12 bits
	After

untagged packet (unchanged)

Key
Priority	- User_priority
CFI	- Canonical format indicator
VID	- VLAN identifier

In Figure 4, tagged incoming packets are assigned directly to VLAN 2 because of the tag assignment in the packet. Port 5 is configured as a tagged member of VLAN 2, and port 7 is configured as an untagged member of VLAN 2.

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