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- | ====== VLAN (VIRTUAL AREA NETWORKS) ====== | ||
- | A VLAN (802.1Q), an acronym for virtual LAN (virtual local area network), is a method of creating independent logical networks within the same physical network. | ||
- | Multiple VLANs can coexist on a single physical switch or on a single physical network. | ||
- | They are useful for reducing the size of the broadcast domain and help in network administration, | ||
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- | In itself, a VLAN can be formed by two computer networks that are connected, in a physical sense, to different segments of a LAN network, but which nevertheless act as if they were attached to the same port. This is because they have the same VLAN ID and make up a single Broadcast domain. The maximum number of VLAN IDs possible to implement is 4096. | ||
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- | There are several ways to establish a VLAN. Level 1 VLANs are those that are developed from the use of ports. Layer 2 VLANs are created through the assignment of MAC addresses or by protocol type and Layer 3 VLANs, which involve the creation of IP subnets. | ||
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- | There is also another type of VLAN called QinQ, it is an L2 technology for operators or large companies that have a backbone based on L2 allowing them to encapsulate a VLAN identifier (ID) (IEEE 802.1Q) in another 802.1Q identifier (ID). This is a practical approach to supporting clients with multiple VLANs using a single VLAN ID to be transported across a given backbone. QinQ offers from 4096 VLANs (12 bits), up to 16.8 million VLANs (4096 x 4096, 24 bits) in total. | ||
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- | ===== LABORATORY ===== | ||
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