Hallo Dove,
Wednesday, September 27, 2000, 8:28:21 AM, you wrote:
D> Hi,
D> I have a question about ISL and 802.1Q encapsulation/tagging. As I know, ISL
D> will encapsulate a frame with adding 26 bytes to header and 4 bytes to
D> trailer; and 802.1Q will modify the existing header and add 4 bytes to it.
D> My question is: if the frame is already in its maximum size (i.e. 1,518
D> byte), after ISL or 802.1Q encapsulation/tagging, the frame size will be
D> greater than the ethernet maximum size. Will it cut the frame into 2 parts
D> or ignore the frame size checking?
D> Regards.
D> dovelet
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ISL expands the frame size whereas 802.1Q puts its header in the
payload and keeps track of Ethernet definitions.
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