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4-7-1. port-based vlan – Milan Technology MIL-SME801GSX User Manual

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5-4-7-1. Port-based VLAN

In order for an end station to send packets to different VLANs, it has to be

either capable of tagging the packets it sends with VLAN tags OR be attached

to a VLAN-aware bridge. The VLAN-aware bridge must be capable of

classifying and tagging the packet with different VLAN ID. The classification

and tagging of the packets is based on default PVID and other information

about the packet, such as the protocol.

The MIL-SME801P switch will support protocol-based VLAN classification by

means of both built-in knowledge of layer 2 packet formats used by selected

popular protocols, such as Novell IPX and AppleTalk’s EtherTalk, and some

degree of programmable protocol matching capability.

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