2 vlan stacking roles, 3 vlan tag format – ZyXEL Communications ES-3124PWR User Manual

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Dimension ES-3124PWR Ethernet Switch

21-2 VLAN Stacking

Figure 21-1 VLAN Stacking Example

21.2 VLAN Stacking Roles

Each port can have three VLAN stacking “roles”, Normal, Access Port and Tunnel Port (the latter is for Gigabit
ports only).

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Select Normal for “regular” (non-VLAN stacking) IEEE 802.1Q frame switching.

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Select Access Port for ingress ports on the service provider's edge devices (1 and 2 in the VLAN stacking

example figure). The incoming frame is treated as "untagged", so a second VLAN tag (outer VLAN tag) can be
added.

Static VLAN Tx Tagging MUST be disabled on a port where you choose Normal or Access Port.

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Select Tunnel (available for Gigabit ports only) for egress ports at the edge of the service provider's network.

All VLANs belonging to a customer can be aggregated into a single service provider's VLAN (using the outer
VLAN tag defined by SP VID).

Static VLAN Tx Tagging MUST be enabled on a port where you choose Tunnel Port.

21.3 VLAN Tag Format

A VLAN tag (service provider VLAN stacking or customer IEEE 802.1Q) consists of the following three fields.

Type

Priority VID

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