Reference Guide

protocol-tunnel
Enable protocol tunneling on a stacked (Q-in-Q) VLAN for specified protocol packets.
C9000 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,
see the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the C9010.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
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.
8.2.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series, E-Series, and E-Series ExaScale.
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 Te 1/2-3
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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