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Configuring Protocol VLAN

Overview

Protocol VLAN is a technology that divides VLANs based on the network layer protocol.

With the protocol VLAN rule configured on the basis of the existing 802.1Q VLAN, the

switch can analyze specific fields of received packets, encapsulate the packets in specific

formats, and forward the packets with different protocols to the corresponding VLANs.

Since different applications and services use different protocols, network administrators

can use protocol VLAN to manage the network based on specific applications and

The figure below shows a common application scenario of protocol VLAN. With protocol

VLAN configured, Switch 2 can forward IPv4 and IPv6 packets from different VLANs to the

IPv4 and IPv6 networks respectively.

Figure 1-1 Common Application Scenario of Protocol VLAN

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