KTI Networks KGS-2404 manual 9 Tag Format

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Fig.3-9 Tag Format

There are many types of VLAN applied. Most popular is port-based VLAN, tag-based VLAN and protocol-based VLAN.

‚Port-based VLAN

Some physical ports are configured as members of a VLAN. All stations attached on these ports can communicate with each other.

‚Tag-based VLAN

It identifies the membership by VLAN ID, no matter where the packet comes from. It is also referred to as 802.1Q VLAN.

‚Protocol-based VLAN

It identifies the VLAN membership by layer 3 protocol types, for example IPX, Appletalk, IP, etc.

Other VLAN technologies not mentioned above are MAC-based VLAN, IP- based VLAN and so on.

Terminology Tagged Frame:

A frame, carrying a tag field following the source MAC address, is four bytes long and contains VLAN protocol ID and tag control information composed of user priority, Canonical Format Indicator (CFI) and optional VLAN identifier (VID). Normally, the maximal length of a tagged frame is 1522 bytes.

 

802.1Q VLAN-tagged Ethernet frame

 

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6

2

2

2

DA

SA

VLAN Protocol

Tag Control

Length

 

 

ID

Information

/Type

VLAN Protocol ID =

0x8100

User Priority

CFI

VLAN identifier

Fig.3-9 Tag Format

VLAN Protocol ID: 8100 is reserved for VLAN-tagged frame.

User Priority: 3 bits long. User priority is defined to 7 – 0. 0 is the lowest priority.

CFI: Canonical Format Indicator. 1 bit long. It is used to encapsulate a token ring packet to let it travel across the Ethernet. Usually, it is set to 0.

VLAN ID: 12 bits long. 0 means no VLAN ID is present. 1 means default VLAN, 4095 reserved.

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KTI Networks KGS-2404 manual 9 Tag Format