Chapter 11 Configuring 802.1Q; In This Chapter - Alcatel OmniSwitch 6600 Family Network Configuration Manual

11 Configuring 802.1Q
802.1Q is the IEEE standard for segmenting networks into VLANs. 802.1Q segmentation is done by
adding a specific tag to a packet.

In this Chapter

This chapter describes the basic components of 802.1Q VLANs and how to configure them through the
Command Line Interface (CLI). CLI commands are used in the configuration examples; for more details
about the syntax of commands, see "802.1Q Commands" in the OmniSwitch CLI Reference Guide.
Configuration procedures described in this chapter include:
Setting up an 802.1Q VLAN for a specific port. See
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Setting up an 802.1Q VLAN for an link aggregation group. See
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tion" on page 11-6.
Configuring 802.1Q VLAN parameters. See
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For information on creating and managing VLANs, see
For information on creating and managing link aggregation groups, see
Link Aggregation" and
OmniSwitch 6600 Family Network Configuration Guide
Chapter 13, "Configuring Dynamic Link Aggregation."
"Enabling Tagging on a Port" on page
"Enabling Tagging with Link Aggrega-
"Configuring the Frame Type" on page
Chapter 4, "Configuring VLANs."
Chapter 12, "Configuring Static
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