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Configuring a super VLAN
Overview
Super VLAN, also called VLAN aggregation, was introduced to save IP address space.
A super VLAN is associated with multiple sub-VLANs. You can create a VLAN interface for a super VLAN
and assign an IP address for the VLAN interface. However, you cannot create a VLAN interface for a
sub-VLAN. You can assign a physical port to a sub-VLAN, but not to a super VLAN. All ports of a
sub-VLAN use the VLAN interface IP address of the associated super VLAN. Packets cannot be
forwarded between sub-VLANs at Layer 2.
To enable Layer 3 communication between sub-VLANs, create a super VLAN and the VLAN interface,
and enable local proxy Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) or local proxy Neighbor Discovery (ND) on
the VLAN interface depending on the VLAN interface IP address type (IPv4 or IPv6) as follows:
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In an IPv4 network, enable local proxy ARP on the VLAN interface, so that the super VLAN can
forward and process ARP requests and replies.
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In an IPv6 network, enable local proxy ND on the VLAN interface, so that the super VLAN can
forward and process the Neighbor Solicitation (NS) messages and Neighbor Advertisement (NA)
messages.
Configuration procedure
To configure a super VLAN, complete the following tasks:
1.
Configure sub-VLANs.
2.
Configure a super VLAN, and associate the super VLAN with the sub-VLANs configured earlier.
3.
Configure a VLAN interface for the super VLAN. The VLAN interface enables communication
among hosts and sub-VLANs.
Configuration restrictions and guidelines
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Do not configure a VLAN as a super VLAN and a sub-VLAN at the same time.
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When dynamic MAC-based VLAN assignment is enabled on a port, you cannot configure VLANs
of the MAC address-to-VLAN entries as super VLANs.
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When a VLAN is configured as an isolate-user-VLAN or associated with secondary VLANs, you
cannot configure the VLAN as a super VLAN.
Configuring sub-VLANs
You can repeat this task to configure multiple sub-VLANs.
To configure a sub-VLAN:
Step Command
Remarks
1.
Enter system view.
system-view
N/A
2.
Create a sub-VLAN and enter
VLAN view.
vlan
vlan-id
If the specified VLAN already exists, this
command enters VLAN view only.