Configuring port-based vlans, Introduction to port-based vlan – H3C Technologies H3C SecPath F1000-E User Manual

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NOTE:

Before creating a VLAN interface for a VLAN, create the VLAN first.

Configuring port-based VLANs

Introduction to port-based VLAN

Port-based VLANs group VLAN members by port. A port forwards traffic for a VLAN only after it is

assigned to the VLAN.

Port link type
You can configure the link type of a port as access, trunk, or hybrid. The link types use the
following VLAN tag handling methods:

{

An access port belongs to only one VLAN and sends traffic untagged. It is usually used to
connect a terminal device unable to recognize VLAN tagged-packets or when there is no need

to separate different VLAN members. As shown in

Figure 28

, Device A is connected to common

PCs that cannot recognize VLAN tagged-packets, and you must configure Device A’s ports that
connect to the PCs as access ports.

{

A trunk port can carry multiple VLANs to receive and send traffic for them. Except traffic from
the port VLAN ID (PVID), traffic sent through a trunk port will be VLAN tagged. Usually, ports

connecting network devices are configured as trunk ports. As shown in

Figure 28

, Device A and

Device B need to transmit packets of VLAN 2 and VLAN 3, and you must configure the ports
interconnecting Device A and Device B as trunk ports and assign them to VLAN 2 and VLAN 3.

{

Like a trunk port, a hybrid port can carry multiple VLANs to receive and send traffic for them.
Unlike a trunk port, a hybrid port allows traffic of all VLANs to pass through VLAN untagged.

Usually, hybrid ports are configured to connect devices whose support for VLAN

tagged-packets you are uncertain about. As shown in

Figure 28

, Device C connects to a

small-sized LAN in which some PCs belong to VLAN 2 and other PCs belong to VLAN 3.
Configure on Device C the port connecting to the LAN as a hybrid port to allow packets of

VLAN 2 and VLAN 3 to pass through untagged.

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