Red
CONNEX
TM
AN-80i
User
Manual
70-00072-01-04b
Proprietary Redline Communications © 2007
October 31, 2007
Page 48 of 94
4.4.3 Group
Screen
Click
New
Group
in the left-hand menu to display a blank
Group
configuration screen. The
Group
configuration defines how Ethernet packets are handled on the sector controller. A
Group
must be created for each VLAN to be transported across the wireless interface.
Figure 25: PMP - Group Configuration Screen
Group
Group Name
: Enter a name for this
Group
(15 characters max.). The
Group
name is
displayed on configuration and statistics screens.
Group ID
: (Read only) A unique
Group
ID is generated automatically when a new
Group
is created. The
Group
ID number is required when associating
Connections
to this
Group
.
Group Tagging Mode
: Select the packet processing performed at the sector controller.
Packets are forwarded unicast (known address) or multicast (unknown address). Further
processing is performed at the subscriber based on the
Connection
configuration.
Tagged
: Select tagged to associate a unique VID with this
Group
.
Packet received at sector controller Ethernet interface:
A packet with this VID has the matching (outermost only) VLAN tag removed. The
packet is forwarded over the wireless to all subscribers in this
Group
.
Packet received at sector controller wireless interface (from subscriber):
The packet belonging to this
Group
is forwarded unmodified over the wireless to all
subscribers belonging to this
Group
.
If the sector controller Ethernet port is enabled, a VLAN tag is added (outermost) and
set to the VID (
Group
VLAN ID field) for this
Group
and the packet is forwarded to
the sector controller Ethernet Port.