Chapter 8 Configuring VLANs on the ML-Series Card

Monitoring and Verifying VLAN Operation

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interface POS0.2 encapsulation dot1Q 2 bridge-group 2

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interface POS0.3 encapsulation dot1Q 3 bridge-group 3

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interface POS0.4 encapsulation dot1Q 4 bridge-group 4

Monitoring and Verifying VLAN Operation

After the VLANs are configured on the ML-Series card, you can monitor their operation by entering the privileged EXEC command show vlans [vlan-id] (Example 8-2).This command displays information on all configured VLANs or on a specific VLAN (by VLAN ID number).

Example 8-2 Output for show vlans Command

ML-Series#show vlans 1

Virtual LAN ID: 1 (IEEE 802.1Q Encapsulation)

vLAN Trunk Interface: POS0.1

This is configured as native Vlan for the following interface(s) :

POS0

Protocols Configured:

Address:

Received:

Transmitted:

Bridging

Bridge Group 1

0

0

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ONS 15310-CL, ONS 15310-MA, Cisco ONS 15310-MA specifications

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