1-3z The Ethernet II encapsulation format is used here. Besides the Ethernet II encapsulation format,other encapsulation formats, including 802.2 LLC, 802.2 SNAP, and 802.3 raw, are also supportedby Ethernet. The VLAN tag fields are also added to frames encapsulated in these formats for VLANidentification.z For a frame with multiple VLAN tags, the device handles it according to its outer-most VLAN tagand transmits its inner VLAN tags as payload.Types of VLANYou can implement VLAN based on:z Portz MAC addressz Protocolz IP subnetz Policyz Other criteriaThis chapter covers port-based VLAN.Configuring Basic VLAN SettingsFollow these steps to configure basic VLAN settings:To do… Use the command… RemarksEnter system view system-view —Create VLANs vlan { vlan-id1 [ to vlan-id2 ] |all }OptionalUse this command to create VLANs inbulk.Enter VLAN view vlan vlan-idRequiredIf the specified VLAN does not exist,this command creates the VLAN first.By default, only the default VLAN (thatis, VLAN 1) exists in the system.Configure a name for thecurrent VLAN name textOptionalBy default, the name of a VLAN is itsVLAN ID, VLAN 0001 for example.Configure the descriptionof the current VLAN description textOptionalVLAN ID is used by default, VLAN0001 for example.
