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Configuring VLANs
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Configuring VLANs 6 Configuring VLANs A VLAN is a logical group that allow devices connected to the VLAN to communicate to each other at the Ethernet MAC layer regardless of the physical LAN segment of the bridged network to which they are attached. A physical bridged network can support a maximum of 4094 VLANs. Each VLAN is configured a unique VID (VLAN ID) of value 1 to 4094. VLAN packets are distinguished with a 4 byte VLAN tag. Packets having the same VID (VLAN ID) in the VLAN tag belong to the same VLAN. A VLAN tag also contains priority information. The VLAN tag of a packet is either inserted by the source of the packet, or inserted by a VLAN bridge based on the PVID (Port VID) of the ingress port. On any given link, there can be at most one VLAN whose traffic is untagged on the link. When a VLAN-aware device receives an untagged packet, the VLAN of the packet is derived from the PVID (Port VID) configured at the ingress port. VLANs function at layer 2. All traffic (unicast/broadcast/multicast) of a VLAN stays within the VLAN. Devices attached to different VLANs cannot have direct connectivity at the Ethernet MAC layer to each other. Devices from different VLANs can have communication with each other only through layer 3 routers. An IP router, for example, is required to route IP traffic between VLANs if each VLAN represents an IP subnet. The IP router can be a traditional router where each of its interfaces connect to only one VLAN. Traffic to and from a traditional IP router must be VLAN untagged. The IP router can be a VLAN-aware router where each of its interfaces can connect to one or more VLANs. Traffic to and from a VLANaware IP router can be VLAN tagged or untagged. Adjacent VLAN aware devices exchange VLAN information to each other using Generic VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP). As a result, VLAN information are propagated through a bridged network. The VLAN Management section contains the following topics: • Defining VLAN Properties • Defining VLAN Membership • Assigning Ports to Multiple VLANs • Defining VLAN Interface Settings Cisco Small Business SFE/SGE Managed Switches Administration Guide 163