An access-uplink port is network facing and participates in the service provider transport or infrastructure network processes. This is similar to a network port concept.
A SAP can be created when a port is configured in access uplink mode. When a port is configured in access uplink mode, then the encapsulation type of the port is set to QinQ.
The following is a sample network port configuration output.
A:ALA-B>config>port# info
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description "Ethernet Access Uplink port"
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ethernet
mode access uplink
exit
no shutdown
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A:ALA-B>config>port#
Access uplink port configuration is supported on the 7210 SAS-D, 7210 SAS-Dxp, 7210 SAS-K 2F1C2T, 7210 SAS-K 2F6C4T, and 7210 SAS-K 3SFP+ 8C.