Virtual LAN

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 Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN)

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 Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN)

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 Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN)

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 Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN)

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 Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN)

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 Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN)

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 Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN)

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 Access ports

 A port which carry the data of only one VLAN

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 Access Ports

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 Trunk links

 A port that carry traffic from different VLANs

simultaneously

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 Trunk links

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 Trunk links

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 Trunk links

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 Trunk links protocols

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 Trunk links protocols

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 Trunking with ISL

Is a Cisco proprietary
protocol
Supports PVST
Uses an encapsulation
process
Does not modify the original
frame

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 ISL Encapsulation

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 Trunking with 802.1Q
An IEEE standard
Adds a 4-byte tag
to the original frame
Additional tag
includes a priority
field
Does not tag
frames that belong
to the native VLAN
Supports Cisco IP
telephony

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 The 802.1Q Tagging Process

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 Trunk links with 802.1 q

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 802.1Q Native VLAN

Native VLAN frames are carried over the trunk link untagged.
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 Trunk links with 802.1 q

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 Trunk links with 802.1 q

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