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Vlan tag priority, Ieee 802.1q tagged frame for ethernet – Patton electronic COPPERLINK 2160 User Manual

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Advanced Configuration Options

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4 • Web configuration

VLAN Tag Priority
Click on QoS under Advanced on the main menu to reach the QoS advanced configuration page. Then, select
the radio button for VLAN Tag Priority to display the configuration options.

Figure 29. QoS - VLAN Tag Priority page

VLAN Tag Priority uses the tag field information which has been inserted into an Ethernet frame. If a port has
an 802.1Q-compliant device attached (such as this Ethernet Extender), these tagged frames can carry VLAN
membership information.

Figure 30. IEEE 802.1Q Tagged Frame for Ethernet

Priority defines the user priority level for different classes of traffic. There are 8 possible priority levels, with 0
being the lowest priority level and 7 being the highest level. Each Priority level can be set queue from 0 to 3.