Specifications

196 ExtremeWare XOS 10.1 Command Reference Guide
VLAN Commands
configure protocol add
configure protocol <name> add [etype | llc | snap] <hex> {[etype | llc |
snap] <hex>} ...
Description
Configures a user-defined protocol filter.
Syntax Description
Default
N/A.
Usage Guidelines
Supported protocol types include:
etype – IEEE Ethertype.
llc – LLC Service Advertising Protocol.
snap – Ethertype inside an IEEE SNAP packet encapsulation.
A maximum of 15 protocol filters, each containing a maximum of six protocols, can be defined.
The protocol filter must already exist before you can use this command: use the create protocol
command to create the protocol filter.
No more than seven protocols can be active and configured for use.
Example
The following command configures a protocol named Fred by adding protocol type LLC SAP with a
value of FFEF:
configure protocol fred add llc feff
name Specifies a protocol filter name.
hex Specifies a four-digit hexadecimal number between 0 and FFFF that
represents:
• The Ethernet protocol type taken from a list maintained by the IEEE.
• The DSAP/SSAP combination created by concatenating a two-digit LLC
Destination SAP (DSAP) and a two-digit LLC Source SAP (SSAP).
• The SNAP-encoded Ethernet protocol type.