5-12 Riverstone Networks RS Switch Router User Guide Release 8.0
Configuring a Port- or Protocol-Based VLAN Bridging Configuration Guide
5.7.1 Creating a Port or Protocol Based VLAN
To create a VLAN, enter the following command in Configure mode.
5.7.2 Adding Ports to a VLAN
To add ports to a VLAN, enter the following command in Configure mode.
Note The ATM modules do not support Spanning Tree Protocol. Therefore be careful
to not put loops within the VLAN.
5.7.3 Configuring VLAN Trunk Ports
The RS supports standards-based VLAN trunking between multiple RS’s as defined by IEEE 802.1Q. 802.1Q adds a
header to a standard Ethernet frame which includes a unique VLAN ID per trunk between two RS’s. These VLAN IDs
extend the VLAN broadcast domain to more than one RS.
To configure a VLAN trunk, enter the following command in the Configure mode.
Create a VLAN. vlan create <vlan-name> <type> id <num>
Add ports to a VLAN. vlan add ports <port-list> to <vlan-name>
Configure 802.1Q VLAN trunks. vlan make <port-type> <port-list>