Document Outline

• Title Page
• Notice
• Contents
• Figures
• Tables
• Preface
• Virtual Local Area Networks
  • 1.1 Defining VLANs
  • 1.2 Types of VLANs
    • 1.2.1 802.1Q VLANs
    • 1.2.2 SecureFast VLANs
    • 1.2.3 Other VLAN Strategies
  • 1.3 Benefits and Restrictions
  • 1.4 VLAN Terms
  • 1.5 Getting Help
• VLAN Operation
  • 2.1 Description
  • 2.2 VLAN Components
  • 2.3 Configuration Process
    • 2.3.1 Defining a VLAN
    • 2.3.2 Classifying Frames to a VLAN
    • 2.3.3 Customizing the VLAN Forwarding List
  • 2.4 VLAN Switch Operation
    • 2.4.1 Receiving Frames from VLAN Ports
    • 2.4.2 Forwarding Decisions
      • 2.4.2.1 Broadcasts, Multicasts, and Unknown Unicasts
      • 2.4.2.2 Known Unicasts
  • 2.5 GARP Switch Operation
• VLAN Configuration
  • 3.1 Managing the Switch
    • 3.1.1 Switch Without VLANs
    • 3.1.2 Switch with VLANs
  • 3.2 Summary of VLAN Local Management
    • 3.2.1 Preparing for VLAN Configuration
  • 3.3 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screen
  • 3.4 Device VLAN Configuration Screen
    • 3.4.1 Defining a VLAN
    • 3.4.2 Changing the VLAN to FID Association
    • 3.4.3 Renaming a VLAN
    • 3.4.4 Deleting a VLAN
    • 3.4.5 Enabling VLANs
    • 3.4.6 Disabling VLANs
    • 3.4.7 Changing the Forwarding Mode
    • 3.4.8 Paging Through the VLAN List
  • 3.5 Port Assignment Configuration Screen
    • 3.5.1 Changing the Port Mode
    • 3.5.2 Assigning a VLAN ID
    • 3.5.3 Paging Through the Port List
  • 3.6 Port Filtering Configuration Screen
    • 3.6.1 Displaying VLAN IDs Associated with a Port
    • 3.6.2 Selecting the Type of Filtering for a Port
  • 3.7 VLAN Forwarding Configuration Screen
    • 3.7.1 Viewing Current VLAN Ports
    • 3.7.2 Paging Through VLAN Forwarding List Entries
    • 3.7.3 Adding Forwarding List Entries
    • 3.7.4 Deleting Forwarding List Entries
    • 3.7.5 Changing the Frame Format
  • 3.8 Protocol VLAN Configuration Screen
    • 3.8.1 Displaying the Current Protocol, VLAN ID, and Port Assignments
    • 3.8.2 Assigning a Protocol Family to a VLAN ID
    • 3.8.3 Displaying the Protocol Types on Current Ports
  • 3.9 Protocol Ports Configuration Screen
    • 3.9.1 Adding/Deleting Ports Associated with a VLAN ID
  • 3.10 Quick VLAN Walkthrough
• Examples
  • 4.1 Example 1, Single Switch Operation
    • 4.1.1 Solving the Problem
    • 4.1.2 Frame Handling
  • 4.2 Example 2, VLANs Across Multiple Switches
    • 4.2.1 Solving the Problem
    • 4.2.2 Frame Handling
  • 4.3 Example 3, 1D Trunk Connection to 802.1Q VLAN Network
    • 4.3.1 Solving the Problem
    • 4.3.2 Frame Handling
  • 4.4 Example 4, Isolating Network Traffic According to Protocol
    • 4.4.1 Solving the Problem
• Index
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