Allied Telesis AT-8550 User Manual
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Types of VLANs
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To define a protocol filter, do the following:
1. Create a protocol using the following command:
create protocol
For example:
create protocol fred
The protocol name can have a maximum of 31 characters.
2. Configure the protocol using the following command:
config protocol
Supported protocol types include:
❑
etype
— EtherType
The values for
etype
are four-digit hexadecimal numbers
taken from a list maintained by the IEEE. This list can be
found at the following URL:
http://standards.ieee.org/regauth/ethert
ype/index.html
❑
llc
— LLC Service Advertising Protocol (SAP)
The values for
llc
are four-digit hexadecimal numbers
that are created by concatenating a two-digit LLC
Destination SAP (DSAP) and a two-digit LLC Source SAP
(SSAP).
❑
snap
— Ethertype inside an IEEE SNAP packet encapsulation.
The values for
snap
are the same as the values for
etype
,
described previously.
For example:
config protocol fred add llc feff
config protocol fred add snap 9999
A maximum of fifteen protocol filters, each containing a maximum of
six protocols, can be defined. However, no more than seven
protocols can be active and configured for use.