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VLAN Identification using IEEE 802.1q Tag

802.1Q VLAN Tag Field

Function

Type

  • 2-Byte field with hexadecimal 0x8100
  • This is referred to as Tag Protocol ID (TPID)

User Priority

  • 3-bit value that supports

Canonical Format Identifier (CFI)

  • 1-bit value that can support token ring frames on Ethernet

VLAN ID (VID)

  • 12-bit VLAN identifier that can support up to 4096 VLANs