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Bridging

Bridge Filtering

DSAP Values

The DSAP is a 1-byte ID found in the LLC field (see Figure 37). You set this value
in the Protocol Value parameter of the Protocol Filter Table. Examples of DSAPs
include:

• IBM (04, 08,...)

• Banyan Vines (BC)

• Novell IPX (E0)

• IBM NetBIOS (F0)

Figure 37. Protocol ID DSAP Located in LLC Field

SNAP Protocol ID

The SNAP is five bytes and is also found in the LLC field. The first three bytes are
OUI and the last two bytes are the Protocol ID (Figure 38).

Figure 38. SNAP Protocol ID

The SNAP format is used to identify Ethernet and pre-IEEE 802 protocol IDs that do
not fit the 1-byte ID.

DSAP SSAP Control

LLC Info

LLC Field

DSAP SSAP Control

5 Bytes

LLC Field

AA

AA

Type

2 Bytes

OUI

00 00 00

03

AA

= Indicates SNAP Format

03

= Unnumbered Information

OUI

= Organizationally Unique Identifier

Type = 2-Byte Protocol ID