Management and Configuration Guide Wireless Edge Services xl Module Supplement 2007-06

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Introduction
Term Use in this Manual
Auto-VLAN This is a special, automatically created and configured, radio port VLAN
(see radio port VLAN definition below) used by the 5300xl to automatically
enable communication between a Wireless Edges Services xl Module's
or a Redundant Wireless Services xl Module's downlink port and a
connected radio port.
Only one radio port Auto-VLAN may exist on a 5300xl switch. The Auto-
VLAN is special in that it is automatically created and configured by the
switch as a result of inserting one of the above Modules into the switch
or by directly connecting a radio port to a PoE-enabled 5300xl switch port,
providing LLDP auto-provisioning is enabled on the switch (enabled by
default).
When the switch creates the Auto-VLAN, it uses the first available
VLAN ID (VID) starting from the provisioned vlan-base value (2100 by
default).
Once one radio port Auto-VLAN has been established, no additional radio
port Auto-VLANs are created. The switch automatically configures this
VLAN by adding the downlink ports (<slot-ID>DP) of subsequently
installed J9001A or J9003A Modules to this VLAN as tagged members.
The uplink ports (<slot-ID>UP) of the above Modules are automatically
added as tagged members to VLAN 1 (DEFAULT VLAN). When the switch
detects LLDP data at a port identifying a subsequently attached radio
port, it automatically adds that port to the Auto-VLAN as an untagged
member.
The lldp auto-provision radio-ports auto-vlan <vid> command may be
used to create or change the Auto-VLAN. See “Automatic RP VLAN
Operation Using LLDP” on page 11 for more details on auto-provisioning.
Downlink Radio
Ports
Series 5300xl switch ports that share radio port VLAN membership
(tagged or untagged) with the Module's downlink port. If a radio port is
connected directly to the 5300xl switch port, it must have an untagged
membership in the radio port VLAN.
Downlink Port The internal Module port that carries client traffic to and from the
Wireless Edge Services xl Module. This port is identified by the slot ID
where the Module is installed, combined with ‘DP’. For example, CDP is
the downlink port for a Wireless Edge Services xl Module installed in slot
C of a 5300xl switch.
Infrastructure
switch
A switch that provides connectivity between a Wireless Services-
Enabled ProCurve Switch 5300xl and a radio port. For management
purposes, these switches should also be members of another VLAN.
Infrastructure
switch port
A port in a switch that provides connectivity between a Wireless
Services-Enabled ProCurve Switch 5300xl and a radio port. If the radio
port is connected directly to this port, the port must be an untagged
member of the radio port VLAN. If not connected directly to a radio port,
the port may be a tagged or untagged member of the radio port VLAN,
depending on network requirements.