VLAN Configuration VLAN Membership Principles and Rules
Membership Rules
Generally, ports can be specified as Tagged, Stacked or Untagged per VLAN and can be
allocated to multiple VLANs. However, there are some membership limitations as described
in this section.
Table 39: Valid Membership Rules
Valid membership
combinations
on the same PORT
Valid membership
combinations
of multiple ports in the same
VLAN
port participates as a tagged
member of a VLAN which
includes another port(s) as
stacked member(s) then:
Port is an untagged member
of a single VLAN. Port can
be specified as untagged
only in one VLAN, i.e. cannot
be untagged in multiple
VLANs.
Port is a tagged member of
a single VLAN.
Port is a tagged member of
multiple VLANs.
Port is a tagged member of
multiple VLANs and an
untagged member of
another (single) VLAN.
Port is a stacked member of
a single VLAN. Port can be
specified as stacked only in
one VLAN, i.e. cannot be
stacked in multiple VLANs.
all ports with tagged
membership;
all ports with untagged
membership;
all ports with stacked
membership;
multiple ports, each one with
tagged or untagged
membership;
multiple ports, each one with
stacked or tagged membership;
Note1: A VLAN with stacked
member(s) can include more than
one tagged member.
Note2: Stacked and Untagged
membership cannot be used in the
same VLAN.
This port (tagged in a VLAN)
can be specified as a tagged
member of another VLAN which
includes other stacked ports.
This port (tagged in a VLAN)
can be specified as a tagged
member of another VLAN which
includes other untagged ports.
This port (tagged in a VLAN)
cannot be specified as a tagged
member of another VLAN which
includes other tagged ports.
This port (tagged in a VLAN)
cannot be specified as a
stacked member of another
VLAN.
This port (tagged in a VLAN) a
port tagged in a VLAN can be
specified as an untagged and
sole member of another VLAN
(MGMT VLAN only).
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