What is ieee 802.1q tag-based, Vlan – ZyXEL Communications ES-2048 User Manual

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ES-2000 Series Switch Support Notes


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scenario.

7. When all of the above are done, do not forget to give the “write

memory” command under the enable mode to save your configuration.


What is IEEE 802.1Q Tag-based

VLAN?

Tag-based VLAN Overview

Regarding IEEE 802.1Q standard, Tag-based VLAN uses an extra tag in the MAC
header to identify the VLAN membership of a frame across bridges. This tag is used
for VLAN and QoS (Quality of Service) priority identification. The VLANs can be
created statically by hand or dynamically through GVRP. The VLAN ID associates a
frame with a specific VLAN and provides the information that switches need to

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