518 VLAN Commands
vlan protocol group
Use the vlan protocol group <groupid> command in Global Configuration mode to add 
multiple vlan protocol groups to the system. When a protocol group is created, it is assigned a 
unique group ID number. The group ID is used for both configuration and script generation to 
identify the group in subsequent commands. Use the no form of the command to remove the 
specified VLAN protocol group name from the system.
Syntax
vlan protocol group 
<groupid>
no vlan protocol group 
<groupid>
•
groupid
— The protocol-based VLAN group ID used to create a protocol-based VLAN group. 
(Range: 1–128 characters)
Default Configuration
This command has no default configuration.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode
User Guidelines
A Group ID is automatically generated when you create a protocol-based group with the vlan 
protocol group command. To see the group ID associated with the name of a protocol group, 
use the show port protocol all command.
Example
console(config)#vlan protocol group 1
vlan protocol group add protocol ethertype
Use the vlan protocol group add protocol command in Global Configuration mode to add any 
Ethertype protocol to the protocol-based VLAN groups identified by 
groupid
. A group may have 
more than one protocol associated with it. Each interface and protocol combination can be 
associated with one group only. If adding a protocol to a group causes any conflicts with 
interfaces currently associated with the group, this command fails and the protocol is not added 
to the group.
To remove the protocol from the protocol-based VLAN group identified by 
groupid
, use the no 
form of this command.