VLAN Principles and

Configuration

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 VLAN technology provides flexible
control for Ethernet, and is applied
widely.

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 Upon completion of this section, you should
expect to:
Understand the need for VLANs
Understand the role of the VLAN tag
Acquire sufficient knowledge to explain
behavior surrounding VLAN tagging
Acquire sufficient knowledge to
implement VLANs
T

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 Chapter 1 VLAN Overview

Chapter 2 VLAN Tag Application

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 VLAN Generation
The Ethernet lacks forwarding control methods .

B C
A

T
User I do not want
AdministratorB
to receive broadcast
cannot access A
packets from C

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 The Aim of VLAN

Group 2 T
Group 1

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 Implement a VLAN with Tags

5
Permit VLAN 1 only

A T
B

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 VLAN Tag

6B 6B 2B 64-1500B 4B
DA SA TYPE DATA FCS Untagged frame

6B 6B 4B 2B 64-1500B 4B
DA SA TAG TYPE DATA FCS Tagged frame

2B 2B

C
0x8100 PRI F VLAN ID12b
I T

TPID TCI

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 How to Generate VLAN Tag

Port PVID
Port 1 Port 10 Port1 5
Port 2 Port 7
Port2 10

Port7 5

Port10 10
Host A Host C
Host B Host D
T

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 Chapter 1 VLAN Overview

Chapter 2 VLAN Tag Application

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 VLAN Forwarding Procedure
Receive frame
from peer
Y
Tagged?
N
Use its own
Add PVID
vlan id

Switch has Y
created the
VLAN?
N Destination
N port allows the
T
VLAN to pass
Discard Y
forward/tag operation

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 Access Port VLAN Attribute

[Quidway]display port vlan active GigabitEthernet 0/0/1

T=TAG U=UNTAG
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Port Link Type PVID VLAN List
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A VLAN whose VLANID
GE0/0/1 access 2 U: 2 that is the same as the
PVID is untagged

The default VLAN is 2,

Access portused to untagged frames will be T
connect host forwarded after tag is added

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 Access Port

SWA \\configure port type

[SWA-Ethernet0/1]port link-type access
Port-0/1 : VLAN-3 [SWA-Ethernet0/2]port link-type access

\\create VLAN
[SWA]vlan 3
Port-0/2 : VLAN-5
[SWA]vlan 5

\\set port PVID

[SWA-Ethernet0/1]port default vlan 3
[SWA-Ethernet0/2]port default vlan 5

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 Trunk port VLAN Attribute

[Quidway]display port vlan active Ethernet 0/3

T=TAG U=UNTAG
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Port Link Type PVID VLAN List
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E0/3 trunk 3 U: 3 Permit multiple
T: 5 VLANs to pass

Used to connect T
After receiving untagged frame,
switches and other tag with PVID 3
network devices

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 Trunk Port

SWA SWB
Port-0/3 Port-0/3

\\create VLAN
[SWA]vlan 3
[SWA]vlan 5

\\configure port type

[SWA-Ethernet0/3]port link-type trunk

\\configure Trunk-Link port PVID

[SWA-Ethernet0/3]port trunk pvid vlan 3 T
\\configure VLAN permitted by Trunk-Linkpermitted VLAN
[SWA-Ethernet0/3]port trunk allow-pass vlan 5

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 Hybrid Port VLAN Attribute
[Quidway]display port vlan active Ethernet 0/3
T=TAG U=UNTAG

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Port Link Type PVID VLAN List

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E0/3 hybrid 5 U: 1 4

T: 3

T
Forward frame Forward after
as Trunk port removing the tag

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 Hybrid Port

[Quidway-Ethernet1/0/1]port link-type hybrid

[Quidway-Ethernet1/0/1]port hybrid pvid vlan 2
[Quidway-Ethernet1/0/1]port hybrid untagged vlan 2 99
Eth2/0/0
[Quidway-Ethernet1/0/24]port link-type hybrid
[Quidway-Ethernet1/0/24]port hybrid pvid vlan 3
[Quidway-Ethernet1/0/24]port hybrid untagged vlan 3 99
Eth1/0/1 Eth1/0/24

[Quidway-Ethernet2/0/0]port link-type hybrid

[Quidway-Ethernet2/0/0]port hybrid pvid vlan 99
[Quidway-Ethernet2/0/0]port hybrid untagged vlan 2 to 3 99
T

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 Port VLAN Attribute Dynamic Configuration

Addition of VLAN attributes on transition switch

Manual configuration Manual /
Automatic
Adapts to small-scale networks configuration
Automatic configuration VLAN

GVRP Trunk SWB Trunk

VLAN-2 VLAN-2
SWA SWC
T

PC-1 PC-2

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 Summary

How many port types does a Huawei

switch support?
Must a frame be tagged when sent
from a trunk port to peer devices?

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