Jumbo packets and large packets are particularly useful in server and storage over Ethernet applications. If the payload to header relation increases in a packet, the bandwidth can be used more efficiently. For this reason, increasing Ethernet frame size is a logical option. The switch supports Ethernet frames as large as 9600 bytes, compared to the standard 1518 bytes, to transmit large amounts of data efficiently and minimize the task load on a server CPU.
A port with VLAN tagging activated can send tagged frames. If you plan to use Jumbo frames in a VLAN, ensure that you configure the ports in the VLAN to accept Jumbo frames and that the server or hosts in the VLAN do not send frames that exceed 9600 bytes. For more information about how to configure VLANs, see VLAN Configuration.