[c-nsp] Possible Stupid Questions Alert - Combining VLAN's

[Skeeve Stevens]

As I said - Possible Stupid Question Alert ;-)

What I want to do I think is valid, so please keep flames on low!

I want to literally be able to change a VLAN's number in a path of switches.

For example: in a peering point we have half a dozen ISP's sharing a central
switch for some private peering.

All connections are Trunks so the different ISP's can patch dot1q VLAN's to
each other in whatever way they like.

The issue is with conflicting VLAN numbers in the switch chain (involving
3750G, 3550, 3560G, 3524XL) and the trunks to the ISP's themselves.

So, when there is a conflict, I'd essentially like to 'renumber' the VLAN
and then pass it off up the chain so their isn't a conflict in the path.

Ideally.

ISP - uses 100
Sends up trunk into shared switch
Switch turns vlan 100 into vlan 650 and then sends out link to upstream
switch and it is forever 650.

Or something like that.

I realise I could just burn 2 ports and put a x-over cable between them, but
it seems such a waste.

It would also be done on a router, but we don't have that kit available.

I'm ready for useful comments and a share of ridicule.

For those with a massive amount of money who can buy anything their like and
may respond 'just by a 6509', please remember that not all of us have
massive amounts of unlimited funding to $100k on a 10G interface for a GSR
when 100k might be out yearly budget! ;-)

.Skeeve


 
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