Enterasys Networks 802.1Q User Manual

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Example 3, 1D Trunk Connection to 802.1Q VLAN Network

Examples

4-9

In this example, a merger has taken place between the companies in the previous example, Redco
and Blue Industries. The two companies have become divisions within a single corporation, Green
Incorporated.

As illustrated in

Figure 4-7

, a third group of stations, the Green Incorporated staff, is added to the

facility. Also, the Green Incorporated Network Administrators want to add a Mail Server to the
network on the first floor.

Figure 4-7

Example 3, 1D Trunk Connection to 802.1Q VLAN Network

Floor 1

Floor 2

Floor 3

Floor 4

1

Bridge 1

Bridge 2

Bridge 3

Bridge 4

Red VLAN

Red VLAN

Red VLAN

Red VLAN

Blue VLAN

Blue VLAN

Blue VLAN

Blue VLAN

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User

802.1D Legacy Bridge

802.1Q VLAN-Aware Switch

File Server

User B

Server

2

4

2

3

4

1

2

3

1

1

2

3

Mail Server

Green VLAN

Green VLAN

4

Green Incorporated.

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