The Procedure for the S
witch to Identify Packet Protocol 
 
  The Implementation of Protocol VLAN 
This switch can match packets through protocol template and transmit packets in the specific 
VLAN according to the protocol. Protocol template, comprising encapsulation format and protocol 
type, is the standard to determine the protocol which a packet belongs to. The following table 
shows the common used encapsulation formats supported in network layer protocol and the 
protocol templates are for reference. Meanwhile some protocol templates has been preset in the 
switch, you can create protocol VLAN according to the corresponding protocol template. 
Encapsulation 
Protocol 
Ethernet II 
802.3 raw  802.2 LLC  802.2 SNAP
IP(0x0800) 
Supported
Not 
supported 
Not 
supported 
Supported 
IPX(0x8137) 
Supported Supported Supported Supported 
AppleTalk(0x809B) 
Supported
Not 
supported 
Not 
supported 
Supported 
Table 6-2 Protocol types in common use 
The packet in Protocol VLAN is processed in the following way: 
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