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Virtual LANs
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Introduction
Static VLANs are the usual way of creating VLANs and the
most secure. The switch port you assign to a VLAN always
maintains the association until an administrator changes the
port assignment. This type of setup is easy to configure,
monitor and control. When you plug a host into a switch port
with static VLANs, the host must have the correct IP
configuration or else it will not be able to access the network.
Dynamic VLANs
VLAN trunking protocol (VTP) was also created by Cisco, but it isn’t
proprietary. VTP manages all configured VLANs to maintain
consistency throughout the network. VTP allows an admin to add,
delete and rename VLANs and then propagates this info to all other
switches in the VTP domain.
VLAN benefits:
Consistent VLAN configuration across all switches.
Allows VLANs to be trunked over mixed networks (Ethernet, FDDI).
Accurate tracking and monitoring of VLANs.
Dynamic reporting of added VLANs to all switches in the VTP
domain.
Plug-and-play VLAN adding.
VTP Operation
Before you can get VTP to manage your VLANs, you have to
create a VTP server. All VTP servers that need to share VLAN
info must use the same domain name and a switch can only
be in one domain at a time.
VTP info is sent between switches over a trunk port.
Switches advertise VTP management domain info,
configuration revision number and all known VLANs with any
specific parameters.
VTP Operation Modes