IEEE 802.1Q Interface Configuration on Cisco, Juniper, Alcatel-Lucent Routers

In this post we explain how to enable router interfaces to receive and forward frames with 802.1Q VLAN tags on Cisco, Juniper and Alcatel-Lucent

Cisco DOT1Q Interface Configuration:

In cisco to enable 802.1Q encapsulation on a subinterface, use the encapsulation dot1q command.

Cisco-RTR#sh run interface gigabitEthernet 2/2/20.10-

Building configuration...

Current configuration : 95 bytes

!

interface GigabitEthernet1/9

 encapsulation dot1Q 100

 ip address 10.10.10.1 255.255.255.252

end

 

Juniper DOT1Q Interface Configuration:

In Juniper routers to configure the interface to receive and forward frames with 802.1Q VLAN tags, include the vlan-tagging statement.

In Set format

 

set interfaces ge-2/2/20  vlan-tagging

set interfaces ge-2/2/20  unit 100 vlan-id 100

set interfaces ge-2/2/20  unit 1010 family inet address 10.10.10.1/30

 

lab@Juniper> show configuration interfaces ge-2/2/20               

vlan-tagging

unit 100 {

    vlan-id 100 ;

    family inet {

         address 10.10.10.1/30;

    }

}

 

Alcatel-Lucent DOT1Q Interface configuration:

Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR router ports must be configured as either access, hybrid or network. The default is network.

·         Access ports — Customer facing ports on which services are configured

·         Network ports —Network facing ports.

·         Hybrid ports — Configured for access and network facing traffic.

 

Configuring interface in Alcatel is different when compared with Juniper and Cisco. Interface is completely logical entity in Alcatel-Lucent.

In Alcatel-Lucent routers to configure the interface to receive and forward frames with 802.1Q VLAN tags, include encap-type dot1q statement under port configuration.

 

Configure Port Properties:

 

ALU-RTR# configure port 2/2/20 ethernet mtu 1500

ALU-RTR# configure port 2/2/20 ethernet encap-type dot1q

ALU-RTR# configure port 2/2/20 no shutdown

 

To view configuration on port go into configure port 2/2/20 hierarchy and enter info

 

ALU-RTR>config>port# info

----------------------------------------------

        ethernet

            encap-type dot1q

            mtu 1500

        exit

        no shutdown

----------------------------------------------

ALU-RTR>config>port#

 

Interface Configuration:

 

For interface we have to give the name .To configure Interface with vlan-id 100 enter following commands:

 

ALU-RTR# configure router interface <INTERFACE-NAME>  address 10.10.10.1/30

ALU-RTR# configure router interface <INTERFACE-NAME>  port 2/2/20:100

ALU-RTR# configure router interface <INTERFACE-NAME>  no shutdown

 

To view configuration on interface go into configure router interface <INTERFACE-NAME>   hierarchy and enter info

100 in “port 2/2/20:100” specifies vlan 100

 

ALU-RTR>config>router>if# info

---------------------------------------------

         address 10.10.10.1/30

            port 2/2/20:100

            no shutdown

----------------------------------------------

ALU-RTR>config>router>if#

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