Chapter 12
VLAN Functionality with
RADWIN 5000 HPMP
VLAN Tagging - Overview
VLAN Terminology
Both the technical literature and the RADWIN Manager use the terms VLAN ID and VID inter-
changeably to denote a VLAN identification number.
VLAN Background Information on the WEB
The standards defining VLAN Tagging are IEEE_802.1Q and extensions.
For general background about VLAN see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_LAN.
Background information about Double Tagging also known as QinQ may be found here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/802.1QinQ.
Scope of this Chapter
This chapter describes how the components of a RADWIN 5000 HPMP sector deal with tag-
ging and untagging.
Requirements
It is assumed that you are familiar with VLAN usage and terminology.
VLAN Tagging
VLAN tagging enables multiple bridged networks to transparently share the same physical
network link without leakage of information between networks:
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