OVS does not support QinQ, because no one has implemented it.

On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 10:20:32PM +0000, Maurice Qureshi wrote:
> I just saw following thread on this alias (also attached), is it true for OVS 
> 2.5.0 also? Is it because it is an "optional" action in OF 1.3 spec?
> 
> Thanks
> Maurice
> 
> ====  Previous Email Thread ====
> 
> 
> OVS doesn't support that.
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 03:53:44PM +0000, Evgeny Sandler wrote:
> 
> > Hi Ben,
> 
> >
> 
> > Yes I know, but I didn't try to configure QinQ functionality, only adding 
> > additional .1q tag, this is slightly different and can be done  by standard 
> > Ethernet switch.
> 
> >
> 
> > Evgeny
> 
> >
> 
> > On 26 ????? 2016, at 18:17, Ben Pfaff 
> > <b...@ovn.org<mailto:b...@ovn.org<mailto:b...@ovn.org%3cmailto:b...@ovn.org>>>
> >  wrote:
> 
> >
> 
> > On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 02:55:51PM +0000, Evgeny Sandler wrote:
> 
> > I'm using OVS-2.1.3 and I'm trying to push additional .1q VLAN tag to
> 
> > Ethernet frame which already has one VLAN tag by using ovs-ofctl
> 
> > command as follows:
> 
> >
> 
> > OVS doesn't support QinQ.
> 
> ===================================
> 
> From: discuss [mailto:discuss-boun...@openvswitch.org] On Behalf Of Maurice 
> Qureshi
> Sent: Friday, June 17, 2016 2:05 PM
> To: discuss@openvswitch.org
> Subject: [ovs-discuss] Q-in-Q in OF1.3
> 
> I want to add a flow to push a new tag on top of an existing tag. I see 
> following syntax in different examples:
> 
> Ovs-Ofctl Add-Flow <Bridge> <Match-Field> 
> Actions=Push_vlan:<Ethertype>,Set_field:<Value>-\>Vlan_vid,Output:<Port>
> 
> Using push_vlan,you can push a new vlan to packets,ethertypeis the ethertype 
> for the tag(only support 0x8100 at the moment.set_field is used to set the 
> value of priority ,the format is like this.
> 
> 
> Set_field is for pcp value, where do I specify the 12 bit Vlan value.
> 
> A working example will be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Thanks
> 

> Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2016 15:54:36 +0000
> From: Ben Pfaff <b...@ovn.org>
> To: Evgeny Sandler <evgeny.sand...@ecitele.com>
> CC: "discuss@openvswitch.org" <discuss@openvswitch.org>
> Subject: Re: [ovs-discuss] Push_vlan action
> 
> OVS doesn't support that.
> 
> On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 03:53:44PM +0000, Evgeny Sandler wrote:
> > Hi Ben,
> > 
> > Yes I know, but I didn't try to configure QinQ functionality, only adding 
> > additional .1q tag, this is slightly different and can be done  by standard 
> > Ethernet switch.
> > 
> > Evgeny
> > 
> > On 26 ????? 2016, at 18:17, Ben Pfaff <b...@ovn.org<mailto:b...@ovn.org>> 
> > wrote:
> > 
> > On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 02:55:51PM +0000, Evgeny Sandler wrote:
> > I'm using OVS-2.1.3 and I'm trying to push additional .1q VLAN tag to
> > Ethernet frame which already has one VLAN tag by using ovs-ofctl
> > command as follows:
> > 
> > OVS doesn't support QinQ.
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> Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2016 15:53:44 +0000
> From: Evgeny Sandler <evgeny.sand...@ecitele.com>
> To: Ben Pfaff <b...@ovn.org>, "discuss@openvswitch.org"
>  <discuss@openvswitch.org>
> Subject: Re: [ovs-discuss] Push_vlan action
> 
> Hi Ben,
> 
> Yes I know, but I didn't try to configure QinQ functionality, only adding 
> additional .1q tag, this is slightly different and can be done  by standard 
> Ethernet switch.
> 
> Evgeny
> 
> On 26 ????? 2016, at 18:17, Ben Pfaff <b...@ovn.org<mailto:b...@ovn.org>> 
> wrote:
> 
> On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 02:55:51PM +0000, Evgeny Sandler wrote:
> I'm using OVS-2.1.3 and I'm trying to push additional .1q VLAN tag to
> Ethernet frame which already has one VLAN tag by using ovs-ofctl
> command as follows:
> 
> OVS doesn't support QinQ.

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