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Re: Any 1U - 2U Ethernet switches that can handle 4K VLANs?


From: sthaug () nethelp no
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 22:12:53 +0100


Both the ISL _and_ the Dotq headers are stripped off at the trunk
interface so they _both_ change the packet size but neither alters the
payload.

Obviously. But the fact that ISL adds 26 bytes more than 802.1q means
that multiple levels of ISL encapsulation is somewhat less practical
than multiple levels of 802.1q tags.

Some of us *need* those multiple levels of 802.1q tags.

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug () nethelp no


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