Administrator Guide

protocol-tunnel
Enable protocol tunneling on a stacked (Q-in-Q) VLAN for specified protocol packets.
Z-Series
Syntax
protocol-tunnel {rate-limit rate| stp}
To disable protocol tunneling for a Layer 2 protocol, use the no protocol-
tunnel command.
Parameters
rate-limit rate Enter the keyword rate-limit followed by a number for
the rate-limit for tunneled packets on the VMAN. The range
is from 64 to 320.
stp Enter the keyword stp to enable protocol tunneling on a
spanning tree, including STP, MSTP, RSTP, and PVST.
Defaults none
Command
Modes
CONF-IF-VLAN
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms,
refer to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guid.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version 9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
Version 8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
Version 8.5.1.1 Added support for 802.1X, E-LMI, GMRP, GVRP, LLDP, LACP,
MMRP, MVRP, and OAM 802.3ah protocol traffic to the E-
Series ExaScale.
Version 8.2.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series, E-Series, and E-Series ExaScale.
Version 7.4.1.0 Introduced
Example
Dell#conf
Dell(conf)#interface vlan 2
Dell(conf-if-vl-2)#vlan-stack compatible
Dell(conf-if-vl-2)#member Gi1/2-3
Dell(conf-if-vl-2)#protocol-tunnel stp
Dell(conf-if-vl-2)#protocol-tunnel enable
Related
Command
show protocol-tunnel — displays tunneling information for all VLANs.
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