Dell MXL 10GbE Reference Manual page 573

Defaults 1554
Command INTERFACE
Modes
Command
Version 9.2(0.0)
History
Version 8.3.16.1
Usage
If the packet includes a Layer 2 header, the difference between the link MTU and IP
Information
MTU (ip mtu command) must be enough bytes to include the Layer 2 header.
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When you enter the no mtu command, The Dell Networking OS reduces the IP
MTU value to 1536 bytes.
Link MTU and IP MTU considerations for port channels and VLANs are as follows.
port channels:
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VLANs:
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The following shows the difference between Link MTU and IP MTU.
Layer 2 Overhead
Ethernet
(untagged)
VLAN Tag
Untagged Packet
with VLAN-Stack
Header
Interfaces
Introduced on the M I/O Aggregator. This command is
supported in Programmable-Mux (PMUX) mode only.
Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
The IP MTU is adjusted automatically when you configure the Layer 2 MTU with
the mtu command.
All members must have the same link MTU value and the same IP MTU value.
The port channel link MTU and IP MTU must be less than or equal to the link
MTU and IP MTU values configured on the channel members. For example, if
the members have a link MTU of 2100 and an IP MTU 2000, the port channel's
MTU values cannot be higher than 2100 for link MTU or 2000 bytes for IP MTU.
All members of a VLAN must have same IP MTU value.
Members can have different Link MTU values. Tagged members must have a
link MTU 4 bytes higher than untagged members to account for the packet tag.
The VLAN link MTU and IP MTU must be less than or equal to the link MTU and
IP MTU values configured on the VLAN members. For example, the VLAN
contains tagged members with Link MTU of 1522 and IP MTU of 1500 and
untagged members with Link MTU of 1518 and IP MTU of 1500. The VLAN's Link
MTU cannot be higher than 1518 bytes and its IP MTU cannot be higher than
1500 bytes.
Link MTU and IP MTU Delta
18 bytes
22 bytes
22 bytes
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