Chapter 1 Configuring Interfaces and Circuits

Configuring Interfaces

Specifying VLAN Trunking for an Interface

To activate VLAN trunking for a CSS interface, use the trunk command. You specify all VLANs that include the specified port as part of the VLAN. The trunk command also converts the link in to a trunk link. Use the vlan command to specify the number of each VLAN to be associated with the Gigabit Ethernet or Fast Ethernet port. Enter an integer from 1 to 4094 as the VLAN identifier.

The following list defines the maximum number of VLANs supported by the specific CSS models:

•CSS 11501 and CSS 11503 - A maximum of 256 VLANs per CSS and 64 VLANs per port (FE or GE)

•CSS 11506 - A maximum of 512 VLANs per CSS and 64 VLANs per port (FE or GE)

The CSS software has a dependency when using the trunk command. For trunking to be enabled, all VLAN bridging commands for any active VLAN must first be disabled for the Gigabit Ethernet or Fast Ethernet interface by using the no bridge vlan, no bridge port-priority, no bridge state, and no bridge pathcost commands. If you do not disable VLAN bridging on an interface, the CSS software instructs you to do so.

When you specify the trunk command, enter the word vlan in lowercase letters and include a space before the VLAN number (for example, vlan 2). The CSS automatically prompts you to create the specified VLAN (where y instructs the software to create the VLAN and n cancels the VLAN creation).

For example, to configure Gigabit Ethernet port 1 in slot 1 for use in VLAN2, VLAN3, and VLAN9, enter:

(config-if[1/1])# trunk (config-if[1/1])# vlan 2 Create VLAN<2>, [y/n]:y (config-if-vlan[1/1-2])# vlan 3 Create VLAN<3>, [y/n]:y (config-if-vlan[1/1-3])# vlan 9 Create VLAN<9>, [y/n]:y (config-if-vlan[1/1-9])#

The no trunk command turns off all trunking, removes all specified vlan commands associated with the interface, and deletes this information from the running configuration. The interface is returned to VLAN1 by default.

 

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OL-8241-02 specifications

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