Example 5 – Basic understanding of Overlapping VLANs
VLAN Configuration View | Ports Configuration View |
VLAN Status : Enable
VLAN ID VLAN Name Untagged Port(s) Tagged Port(s) Mgmt Port Admit Mirror Port
1 | Default VLAN | YES | All | 0 | ||
2 | VLAN | YES | All | 0 | ||
3 | VLAN | YES | All | 0 | ||
4 | VLAN | YES | All | 0 |
Port | Port |
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Na | PVID | |
No | me |
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1 | P1 | 4 |
2 | P2 | 2 |
3 | P3 | 3 |
4 | P4 | 2 |
5 | P5 | 3 |
... | … | … |
11 | P11 | 3 |
12 | P12 | 3 |
Receiving | Tagged VID | Destination | Transmitting | Notes |
Port # | in packet | Address | Port #s |
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Port P1 | Untagged | MAC on port P2 | Port P2 | Unicast Traffic |
Port P1 | Untagged | MAC on port P3 | Packet Discarded | |
Port P1 | VID 4 | MAC on port P2 | Port P2 | Strips VID off packet |
Port P1 | VID 4 | Unknown MAC | Port P2 | Strips VID off packet & Floods VLAN |
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| 4 |
Port P2 | Untagged | MAC on port P1 | Port P1 | Unicast Traffic |
Port P2 | Untagged | MAC on port P5 | Port P5 | Unicast Traffic |
Port P2 | VID 2 or 3 | MAC on port P5 | Port P5 | Strips VID off packet |
Port P2 | Untagged | Unknown MAC | Port P4 | Floods VLAN 2 |
Port P3 | Untagged | MAC on port P1 | Packet Discarded | |
Port P3 | Untagged | MAC on port P2 | Port P2 | Unicast Traffic |
Port P3 | Untagged | MAC on port P5 | Port P5 | Unicast Traffic |
Port P3 | VID 2 or 3 | MAC on port P2 | Port P2 | Strips VID off packet |
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