
Operation Manual – 802.1x-HABP-MAC Authentication
H3C S5500-EI Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 1 802.1x Configuration
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After a user passes the authentication, the authentication server passes
information about the user to the authenticator, which then controls the status of
the controlled port according to the instruction of the authentication server.
1.1.3 EAP Encapsulation over LANs
I. EAPOL frame format
EAPOL, defined by 802.1x, is intended to carry EAP protocol packets between
supplicants and authenticators over LANs.
Figure 1-3
shows the EAPOL frame format.
Figure 1-3
EAPOL frame format
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PAE Ethernet type: Protocol type. It takes the value 0x888E.
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Protocol version: Version of the EAPOL protocol supported by the EAPOL frame
sender.
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Type: Type of the EAPOL frame.
Table 1-1
shows the defined types of EAPOL
frames.
Table 1-1
Types of EAPOL frames
Type
Description
EAP-Packet (a value of 0x00)
Frame for carrying authentication
information, present between an
authenticator system and the
authentication server.
A frame of this type is repackaged and
transferred by RADIUS to get through
complex networks to reach the
authentication server.
EAPOL-Start (a value of 0x01)
Frame for initiating authentication, present
between a supplicant and an authenticator.
EAPOL-Logoff (a value of 0x02)
Frame for logoff request, present between
a supplicant and an authenticator.
EAPOL-Key (a value of 0x03)
Frame for carrying key information, present
between a supplicant and an authenticator.