Operation Manual – VLAN
H3C S3100 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 1 VLAN Overview
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1.2.2 Assigning an Ethernet Port to Specified VLANs
You can assign an Ethernet port to a VLAN to forward packets for the VLAN, thus
allowing the VLAN on the current switch to communicate with the same VLAN on the
peer switch.
An access port can be assigned to only one VLAN, while a hybrid or trunk port can be
assigned to multiple VLANs.
Note:
Before assigning an access or hybrid port to a VLAN, create the VLAN first.
1.2.3 Configuring the Default VLAN ID for a Port
An access port can belong to only one VLAN. Therefore, the VLAN an access port
belongs to is also the default VLAN of the access port. A hybrid/trunk port can belong to
multiple VLANs, so you should configure a default VLAN ID for the port.
After a port is added to a VLAN and configured with a default VLAN, the port receives
and sends packets in a way related to its link type. For detailed description, refer to the
following tables:
Table 1-1
Packet processing of an access port
Processing of an incoming packet
For an untagged
packet
For a tagged packet
Processing of an
outgoing packet
Receive the packet and
tag the packet with the
default VLAN tag.
z
If the VLAN ID is just the default
VLAN ID, receive the packet.
z
If the VLAN ID is not the default
VLAN ID, discard the packet.
Strip the tag from
the packet and
send the packet.