Compaq SW3322, SW3324, SW3323 manual Vlan Hybrid Ports, Figure C-3AVLAN Hybrid Ports Examples 1

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VLAN Hybrid Ports

A VLAN hybrid port is used to connect one or more VLAN-aware or VLAN- unaware devices attached to it. Both tagged and untagged frames can be transmitted on hybrid ports.

In example 1 in Figure C-3A, two different VLANs are configured as X and Y. A packet arrives (1) with a tag for VLAN Z, goes straight through the switch

(2)and back out (3), destined for VLAN Z, a VLAN Z-aware end-user workstation. If the packet already has the tag attached, then the switch uses that information, transparent to the VLAN configuration of the incoming port used for that packet’s arrival. The switch forwards the packet so that it reaches its ultimate destination.

In Example 2 in Figure C-3A, a similar scenario to Example 1 occurs, except that the incoming packet (1) is tagged with a VLAN Y tag. The packet is being sent (2) to a port that belongs to VLAN Y. Since VLAN Y exists on the port, the tag is stripped off (3).

Figure C-3AVLAN Hybrid Ports (Examples 1 and 2)

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