N-Tron 710FX2 User Manual

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Example 5 – Basic understanding of Overlapping VLANs



Receiving
Port #

Tagged VID
in packet

Destination
Address

Transmitting
Port #s

Notes

TX1

Untagged

MAC on port TX2,
VID=4

TX2

Unicast Traffic

TX1

Untagged

MAC on port TX3

TX2

Floods VLAN 4

TX1

VID 4

MAC on port TX2,
VID=4

TX2

Strips VID off packet

TX1

VID 4

Unknown MAC

TX2

Strips VID off packet & Floods VLAN 4

TX2

Untagged

MAC on port TX1,
VID=2

TX1

Unicast Traffic

TX2

Untagged

MAC on port TX5,
VID=2

TX5

Unicast Traffic

TX2

VID 2 or 3

MAC on port TX5,
VID=2 and 3

TX5

Strips VID off packet (or floods if MAC
is unknown for VID)

TX2

Untagged

Unknown MAC

TX1, TX3-TX8 Floods VLAN 2

TX3

Untagged

MAC on port TX1,
VID=3

TX2, TX4-TX8 Floods VLAN 3

TX3

Untagged

MAC on port TX2,
VID=3

TX2

Unicast Traffic

TX3

Untagged

MAC on port TX5,
VID=3

TX5

Unicast Traffic

TX3

VID 2 or 3

MAC on port TX2,
VID=2 and 3

TX2

Strips VID off packet (or floods if MAC
is unknown for VID)

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