HP A3100-8 v2 SI User Manual

to the same VLAN by customer, so the uplink device can obtain traffic statistics for different customers
based on VLANs.
Figure 50 Application scenario of many-to-one VLAN mapping
Concepts and terms
Figure 51 shows a simplified network to help explain the concepts and terms that you might encounter
when you work with VLAN mapping.
Figure 51 Basic concepts of VLAN mapping
• Uplink traffic—Traffic transmitted from the customer network to the service provider network.
• Downlink traffic—Traffic transmitted from the service provider network to the customer network.
• Network-side port—A port connected to the service provider network.
• Customer-side port—A port connected to the customer network.
• Uplink policy—A QoS policy that defines VLAN mapping rules for uplink traffic.
• Downlink policy—A QoS policy that defines VLAN mapping rules for downlink traffic.
• Customer VLANs (CVLANs)—VLANs assigned for customers.
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HP A3100-8 v2 SI Specifications

General

Brand	HP
Model	A3100-8 v2 SI
Category	Switch
Language	English