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Layer 2 Protocol to be Tunneled

To configure Layer 2 protocol tunneling, you must specify the protocol that is to be tunneled using the Layer 2 tunnel:

  • cdp—Cisco Discovery Protocol.
  • stp—All versions of the spanning-tree protocol.
  • vtp—Tunnel the VLAN trunk protocol.

For each protocol specified, a static destination MAC address corresponding to the protocol being tunneled is installed in the MAC table.

To specify the protocol that will be tunneled by the Layer 2 protocol tunneling, you can include the protocol (cdp | stp | vtp) statement at the [edit protocols layer2-control mac-rewrite interface ge-fpc/pic/port] hierarchy level.

Note: When CDP, STP, or VTP is configured for tunneling on a customer-facing port in a provider bridge, the corresponding protocol should not be enabled for operation on that interface.

Published: 2013-04-01