Bridge Filtering

DSAP Values

The DSAP is a 1-byte ID found in the LLC field (see Figure 37). You set this value

 

in the Protocol Value parameter of the Protocol Filter Table. Examples of DSAPs

 

include:

 

IBM (04, 08,...)

 

Banyan Vines (BC)

 

Novell IPX (E0)

 

IBM NetBIOS (F0)

LLC Field

DSAP SSAP

Control

LLC Info

Figure 37. Protocol ID DSAP Located in LLC Field

SNAP Protocol ID The SNAP is five bytes and is also found in the LLC field. The first three bytes are

OUI and the last two bytes are the Protocol ID (Figure 38).

LLC Field

DSAP SSAP

Control

5 Bytes

AA

AA

03

OUI

Type

00 00 00

2 Bytes

 

 

AA= Indicates SNAP Format

03 = Unnumbered Information

OUI

=

Organizationally Unique Identifier

Type

=

2-Byte Protocol ID

Figure 38. SNAP Protocol ID

The SNAP format is used to identify Ethernet and pre-IEEE 802 protocol IDs that do not fit the 1-byte ID.

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