Day 26. VLAN and Trunking Concepts and Configurations
CCNA 200-301 Exam Topics
Configure and verify VLANs (normal range) spanning multiple switches
Configure and verify interswitch connectivity
Key Points
Most large networks today implement virtual local-area networks (VLANs). Without VLANs, a switch considers every port to be in the same broadcast domain. With VLANs, switch ports can be grouped into different VLANs, essentially segmenting the broadcast domain. Today we review VLAN concepts, consider traffic types, discuss VLAN types, and review the concept of trunking, including Dynamic Trunking Protocol (DTP). Then we review the commands to configure and verify VLANs, trunking, and inter-VLAN routing.
VLAN Concepts
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