ZyXEL Communications MES3500-24 User Manual
Chapter 9 VLAN
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9.8 Protocol Based VLANs
Protocol based VLANs allow you to group traffic into logical VLANs based on the protocol you
specify. When an upstream frame is received on a port (configured for a protocol based VLAN), the
Switch checks if a tag is added already and its protocol. The untagged packets of the same protocol
are then placed in the same protocol based VLAN. One advantage of using protocol based VLANs is
that priority can be assigned to traffic of the same protocol.
specify. When an upstream frame is received on a port (configured for a protocol based VLAN), the
Switch checks if a tag is added already and its protocol. The untagged packets of the same protocol
are then placed in the same protocol based VLAN. One advantage of using protocol based VLANs is
that priority can be assigned to traffic of the same protocol.
Note: Protocol based VLAN applies to un-tagged packets and is applicable only when you
use IEEE 802.1Q tagged VLAN.
For example, ports 1, 2, 3 and 4 belong to static VLAN 100, and ports 4, 5, 6, 7 belong to static
VLAN 120. You can configure a protocol based VLAN A with priority 3 for ARP traffic received on port
1, 2 and 3. You can also have a protocol based VLAN B with priority 2 for Apple Talk traffic received
on port 6 and 7. All upstream ARP traffic from port 1, 2 and 3 will be grouped together, and all
upstream Apple Talk traffic from port 6 and 7 will be in another group and have higher priority than
ARP traffic when they go through the uplink port to a backbone switch C.
VLAN 120. You can configure a protocol based VLAN A with priority 3 for ARP traffic received on port
1, 2 and 3. You can also have a protocol based VLAN B with priority 2 for Apple Talk traffic received
on port 6 and 7. All upstream ARP traffic from port 1, 2 and 3 will be grouped together, and all
upstream Apple Talk traffic from port 6 and 7 will be in another group and have higher priority than
ARP traffic when they go through the uplink port to a backbone switch C.
Figure 41
Protocol Based VLAN Application Example
Add
Click Add to save your changes to the Switch’s run-time memory. The Switch loses
these changes if it is turned off or loses power, so use the Save link on the top
navigation panel to save your changes to the non-volatile memory when you are
done configuring.
these changes if it is turned off or loses power, so use the Save link on the top
navigation panel to save your changes to the non-volatile memory when you are
done configuring.
Cancel
Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.
Index
This is the index number identifying this subnet based VLAN. Click on any of these
numbers to edit an existing subnet based VLAN.
numbers to edit an existing subnet based VLAN.
Active
This field shows whether the subnet based VLAN is active or not.
Name
This field shows the name the subnet based VLAN.
IP
This field shows the IP address of the subnet for this subnet based VLAN.
Mask-Bits
This field shows the subnet mask in bit number format for this subnet based VLAN.
VID
This field shows the VLAN ID of the frames which belong to this subnet based VLAN.
Priority
This field shows the priority which is assigned to frames belonging to this subnet
based VLAN.
based VLAN.
Delete
Click this to delete the subnet based VLANs which you marked for deletion.
Cancel
Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.
Table 19
Advanced Application > VLAN > VLAN Port Setting > Subnet Based VLAN Setup
LABEL
DESCRIPTION