Chapter 3

VLANs

Objectives

Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to answer the following questions:

  • What is the purpose of VLANs in a switched network?

  • How does a switch forward frames based on VLAN configuration in a multiswitch environment?

  • How do you configure a switch port to be assigned to a VLAN based on requirements?

  • How do you configure a trunk port on a LAN switch?

  • How do you configure Dynamic Trunking Protocol (DTP)?

Key Terms

This chapter uses the following key terms. You can find the definitions in the Glossary.

Virtual LAN (VLAN) Page 60

hierarchical network addressing Page 61

default VLAN Page 63

native VLAN Page 63

data VLANs Page 64

tagged Page 64

tagged traffic Page 64

802.1Q Page 64

management VLAN Page 64 ...

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