diff --git a/tests/p_network/networking_vlan_test.sh b/tests/p_network/networking_vlan_test.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+# Author: Christoph Galuschka <christoph.galuschka@chello.at>
+
+t_Log "Running $0 - create VLAN IF, assign IP on VLAN IF and tear down VLAN IF using IP command test"
+ret_val=0
+
+# create VLAN-IF 10 on eth0
+ip link add dev eth0.10 link eth0 type vlan id 10
+ip addr list | grep -q eth0.10
+if [ $? == 1 ]
+  then
+  t_Log "VLAN-IF creation failed"
+  ret_val=1
+else
+  t_Log "VLAN-IF successfully created"
+fi
+
+#assign IP address on VLAN-IF
+ip address add 172.16.30.1/32 dev eth0.10
+ip addr list | grep -q 172.16.30.1
+if [ $? == 1 ]
+  then
+  t_Log "IP address assignment on eth0.10 failed"
+  ret_val=1
+else
+  t_Log "IP address successfully assigned on eth1.10"
+fi
+
+#testing address with ping
+ping -c 4 -q 172.16.30.1 | grep -q '4 received'
+if [ $? == 1 ]
+  then
+  t_Log "pinging on eth0.10 failed"
+  ret_val=1
+else
+  t_Log "local ping on VLAN IF worked"
+fi
+
+# delete VLAN-IF 10 on eth0
+ip link delete eth0.10
+ip addr list | grep -q eth0.10
+if [ $? == 0 ]
+  then
+  t_Log "Removing VLAN IF failed"
+  ret_val=1
+else
+  t_Log "Removing of VLAN IF worked"
+fi
+
+t_CheckExitStatus $ret_val