Ali Abbas

Pre-requiste: Understanding of the 802.1Q Protocol The purpose of this post is to shed a light on how QinQ Vlan takes place in a bridged network environment. Before continuing, it is important to keep in mind that 802.1QinQ or 802.1ad isn’t a defined protocol in itself but a mere amendment of the already existing 802.1Q [...]

I decided to write this post to address some of the many misconceptions out there on many mailing lists, forums etc… 1. More bandwidth That is one of the first common misconception I often read or hear, if I “trunk” (Solaris term actually) many ports together, the number of ether-channeled port is equal of the [...]