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


From: "Alexei Roudnev" <alex () relcom net>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 23:11:33 -0800


Sorry; of course, I meant _change MTU_. 




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.


                            Scott C. McGrath

On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 sthaug () nethelp no wrote:


ISL _DOES NOT CHANGE_ packet size.

An 802.1q tag adds 4 bytes to the Ethernet frame.

ISL encapsulation adds 30 bytes to the Ethernet frame.

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug () nethelp no



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