Interlogix NS3500-28T-4S User Manual - Manual (Page 118)

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The Managed Switch supports multiple VLAN tags and can therefore be used in MAN applications as a provider bridge,
aggregating traffic from numerous independent customer LANs into the MAN (Metro Access Network) space. One of
the purposes of the provider bridge is to recognize and use VLAN tags so that the VLANs in the MAN space can be
used independent of the customers’ VLANs. This is accomplished by adding a VLAN tag with a MAN-related VID for
frames entering the MAN. When leaving the MAN, the tag is stripped and the original VLAN tag with the
customer-related VID is again available.
This provides a tunneling mechanism to connect remote costumer VLANs through a common MAN space without
interfering with the VLAN tags. All tags use EtherType 0x8100 or 0x88A8, where 0x8100 is used for customer tags and
0x88A8 are used for service provider tags.
In cases where a given service VLAN only has two member ports on the switch, the learning can be disabled for the
particular VLAN and can therefore rely on flooding as the forwarding mechanism between the two ports. This way, the
MAC table requirements is reduced.
Edit Interface Setting
The Edit Interface Setting/Status screens in Figure 4-5-5 & Figure 4-5-6 appear.
Figure 4-5-5 Edit Interface Setting Page Screenshot
The page includes the following fields: