Q-in-Q Tunneling

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf computer networking
gptkbp:allows multiple VLAN tags in a single Ethernet frame
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:802.1Q_tunneling
gptkbp:benefit traffic isolation
scalability of VLANs
simplified network management
gptkbp:definedIn gptkb:IEEE_802.1ad
gptkbp:enables VLAN stacking
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Q-in-Q Tunneling
gptkbp:innerTag gptkb:customer_VLAN_(C-VLAN)
gptkbp:outerTag gptkb:service_VLAN_(S-VLAN)
gptkbp:purpose to separate customer and provider VLANs
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Ethernet
gptkb:IEEE_802.1Q
gptkb:VLAN
gptkbp:requires switches with Q-in-Q support
gptkbp:supportedBy many enterprise switches
gptkbp:usedBy service providers
gptkbp:usedIn Ethernet networks
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:VLAN_Identifier_(VID)_Translation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7