From 4b30a94c883ebddeb38b097ca050e472a0e6d487 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Slawek Kaplonski Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2025 12:43:24 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] [API-REF] Add clarification about QinQ and transparent vlan differences Related-bug: #1915151 Change-Id: I1e3865345fc5f4aaeaa96fcd7cf24e528317fccc --- api-ref/source/v2/networks.inc | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/api-ref/source/v2/networks.inc b/api-ref/source/v2/networks.inc index 917d49060..457bd8143 100644 --- a/api-ref/source/v2/networks.inc +++ b/api-ref/source/v2/networks.inc @@ -149,6 +149,10 @@ control the VLAN QinQ (vlan in vlan) of the network. It uses ``0x8a88`` ethertyp the double tagged packets. If the service does not support VLAN QinQ and a user requests a VLAN QinQ network, the plug-in refuses to create one and returns an appropriate error to the user. +This extension enables VLAN-In-VLAN feature where inner and outer frames are +using different ethertypes. Inner (C-Tag) tag is using ethertype ``0x8100`` and +outher (S-Tag) tag is using ethertype ``8x8a88``. This is described in the +`802.1ad IEEE document `_. QoS extension ============= @@ -180,6 +184,9 @@ This extension introduces a ``vlan_transparent`` attribute to control the VLAN transparency of the network. If the service does not support VLAN transparency and a user requests a VLAN transparent network, the plug-in refuses to create one and returns an appropriate error to the user. +This extension enables feature called sometimes as ``QinQ`` which +means "Q-tag-in-Q-tag" where both, inner and outer frame is using ``802.1q`` tag +(ethertype ``0x8100``). Show network details ====================