Configuring a Hybrid Ethernet Port

A hybrid Ethernet port allows the combination of network and access modes of operation on a per-VLAN basis and must be configured for either dot1q or qinq encapsulation.

A hybrid mode port must use dot1q encapsulation to be configured as a network IP interface. Attempting to specify a qinq-encapsulated hybrid port as the port of a network interface is blocked.

Once a port has been configured for hybrid mode, multiple services may be configured on the port.

Use the following basic CLI syntax to configure hybrid mode port parameters.

CLI Syntax:
port port-id 
    mode {hybrid}
    encap-type {dot1q | qinq}

The following CLI syntax shows an example of configuring a hybrid port for access mode.

Example:
config# port 1/1/5
config>port# description ‟hybrid Ethernet port”
config>port# ethernet
config>port>ethernet# mode hybrid 
config>port>ethernet# encap-type dot1q
config>port>ethernet# exit
config>port# no shutdown

Use the config port info command to display port configuration information.

ALU-A>config>port# info
----------------------------------------------
        description ‟hybrid Ethernet port”
        ethernet
            mode hybrid
            encap-type dot1q
        exit
        no shutdown
----------------------------------------------
ALU-A>config>port#