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+package org.onlab.packet;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import com.google.common.testing.EqualsTester;
+
+public class VLANIDTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void testEquality() {
+
+        VLANID vlan1 = VLANID.vlanId((short) -1);
+        VLANID vlan2 = VLANID.vlanId((short) 100);
+        VLANID vlan3 = VLANID.vlanId((short) 100);
+
+        new EqualsTester().addEqualityGroup(VLANID.vlanId(), vlan1)
+        .addEqualityGroup(vlan2, vlan3)
+        .addEqualityGroup(VLANID.vlanId((short) 10));
+
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void basics() {
+        // purposefully create UNTAGGED VLAN
+        VLANID vlan1 = VLANID.vlanId((short) 10);
+        VLANID vlan2 = VLANID.vlanId((short) -1);
+
+        assertEquals("incorrect VLAN value", 10, vlan1.toShort());
+        assertEquals("invalid untagged value", VLANID.UNTAGGED, vlan2.toShort());
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
+    public void testIllicitVLAN() {
+        VLANID.vlanId((short) 5000);
+    }
+}