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4.4.4 802.1Q VLAN

Tagged-based VLAN is an IEEE 802.1Q specification standard. Therefore, it is possible to create a VLAN across devices

from different switch venders. IEEE 802.1Q VLAN uses a technique to insert a "tag" into the Ethernet frames. Tag contains

a VLAN Identifier (VID) that indicates the VLAN numbers.

You can create and delete Tag-based VLAN. There are 256 VLAN groups to provide configure. Enable 802.1Q VLAN, the

all ports on the switch belong to default VLAN, VID is 1. The default VLAN can't be deleting.

Understand nomenclature of the Switch

IEEE 802.1Q Tagged and Untagged

Every port on an 802.1Q compliant switch can be configured as tagged or untagged.

Tagged

Ports with tagging enabled will put the VID number, priority and other VLAN information into the

header of all packets that flow into those ports. If a packet has previously been tagged, the port

will not alter the packet, thus keeping the VLAN information intact. The VLAN information in the

tag can then be used by other 802.1Q compliant devices on the network to make

packet-forwarding decisions.

Untgged

Ports with untagging enabled will strip the 802.1Q tag from all packets that flow into those

ports. If the packet doesn't have an 802.1Q VLAN tag, the port will not alter the packet. Thus,

all packets received by and forwarded by an untagging port will have no 802.1Q VLAN

information. (Remember that the PVID is only used internally within the Switch). Untagging is

used to send packets from an 802.1Q-compliant network device to a non-compliant network

device.

Frame Income

Frame Leave

Income Frame is tagged

Income Frame is untagged

Leave port is tagged

Frame remains tagged

Tag is inserted

Leave port is untagged

Tag is removed

Frame remain untagged