Q-in-Q (VLAN stacking)

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf computer networking
gptkbp:allows overlapping VLAN IDs from different customers
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs VLAN stacking
gptkbp:benefit scalability for large networks
gptkbp:definedIn gptkb:IEEE_802.1ad
gptkbp:enables multiple VLAN tags in a single Ethernet frame
gptkbp:extendsTo gptkb:IEEE_802.1Q_VLAN_standard
gptkbp:format Ethernet frame with two VLAN tags
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Q-in-Q (VLAN stacking)
gptkbp:innerTag gptkb:customer_VLAN_(C-VLAN)
gptkbp:outerTag gptkb:service_provider_VLAN_(S-VLAN)
gptkbp:purpose to allow service providers to separate customer traffic
gptkbp:standardizedBy gptkb:IEEE
gptkbp:usedBy Internet service providers
gptkbp:usedFor Metro Ethernet services
gptkbp:usedIn Ethernet networks
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:IEEE_802.1Q-2022
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5