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VLAN ID

Classify an IEEE 802.1Q VLAN identifier as usable or reserved.

Networking & Communications

Classify an IEEE 802.1Q VLAN identifier as usable or reserved.

App id: NET-15. Reference version 1.0.

How to fill it

Fill the inputs. The tool shows the outputs.

On the tool screen, Calc is the working sheet. Presets stores values you reuse. Reference is the formula, assumptions, and provenance below.

Formula

0 and 4095 reserved;  1–4094 usable

Inputs

NameUnit
VLAN ID1

Outputs

NameUnit
VLAN ID1
Usable (1 = yes) (hero result)1

Diagnose

Observations are context. They do not pass or fail a structure. See Diagnose.

WhenObservationSeverity
VLAN ID = 0Reserved / specialcaution
VLAN ID = 4095Reservedcaution
OtherwiseNormal VLAN ID rangeinfo

Assumptions

  • Does not check whether a given ID is configured on a particular switch.

Provenance

  • IEEE 802.1Q VLAN ID space. 0 and 4095 are reserved/special.

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