MS1300 Getting Started | VLAN-segregated Management and Payload Networks
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Introduction
The factory default network configuration of the MS1300 platform assigns the management traffic to VLAN 4093 and the
payload data traffic to VLAN 1. Both traffic flows are received and sent untagged (without 802.1Q VLAN tags) on the
corresponding external ports (the management port and the uplink port of the hub).
The switch with shelf management controller (ShMC) is referred to as a hub in this document.
This use case describes the network integration steps to get started with the MS1300 platform where the traffic
(management and payload data) passes over two different network links that are segregated either by VLAN from
a single switch or from two different switches that are physically interconnected. The target configuration is
rather similar to the default configuration but is different in that it requires mandatory spanning-tree configurations
in order to guarantee a loop-free topology. Additionally, in order to be closer to real cases, the payload data traffic is
changed to a different VLAN. The ports corresponding to the management link and the payload data uplink are both
configured as 802.1Q trunk interfaces.
The steps described in this use case assume that the MS1300 has default configurations loaded in all its elements
(factory default).
Kontron created other use cases related to the MS1300 network configuration. You may refer to them if you want to:
Create a common network for management and payload traffic
This use case describes the network integration steps to get started with the MS1300 platform when the factory
default network settings need to be changed to have all traffic (management and payload data) passing over the same
network uplink.
Create physically isolated management and payload networks
This use case describes the network integration steps to get started with the MS1300 platform where the traffic
(management and payload data) passes over two network links from two different switches that are physically
isolated. This is similar to the default configuration of the MS1300 when the payload data traffic is kept on VLAN 1. For
this use case, in order to be closer to real cases, the payload data traffic is changed to a different VLAN and the
corresponding uplink is configured as 802.1Q trunk interface. The traffic on the management link is kept untagged.
