ZyXEL Communications Plumbing Product metrogigabit switch User Manual

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Chapter 23 VLAN Stacking
MGS3700-12C User’s Guide
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distinguish customer A and tag 48 to distinguish customer B at edge device 1 and 
then stripping those tags at edge device 2 as the data frames leave the network. 
Figure 107   VLAN Stacking Example 
23.2  VLAN Stacking Port Roles
Each port can have three VLAN stacking “roles”, NormalAccess Port and 
Tunnel
 (the latter is for Gigabit ports only).
• Select Normal for “regular” (non-VLAN stacking) IEEE 802.1Q frame switching. 
• Select Access Port for ingress ports on the service provider's edge devices (1 
and in the VLAN stacking example figure). The incoming frame is treated as 
"untagged", so a second VLAN tag (outer VLAN tag) can be added.
Note: Static VLAN Tx Tagging MUST be disabled on a port where you choose 
Normal or Access Port.
• Select Tunnel Port (available for Gigabit ports only) for egress ports at the 
edge of the service provider's network. All VLANs belonging to a customer can 
be aggregated into a single service provider's VLAN (using the outer VLAN tag 
defined by SP VID).
Note: Static VLAN Tx Tagging MUST be enabled on a port where you choose Tunnel 
Port.