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The GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP) facilitates in controlling virtual local area networks
(VLANs) in a large network. It is an application of Generic Attribute Registration Protocol (GARP) and
provides VLAN registration service. GVRP enables devices to dynamically learn their VLAN member-
ships.
GVRP is compliant with 802.1Q standard. It dynamically learns and propagates VLAN membership
information across a bridged network. GVRP dynamically maintains and updates the registration and
de-registration of VLANs and prunes unnecessary broadcast and unicast traffic. Through the propagation
of GVRP information, a device is continuously able to update its knowledge on the set of VLANs that
currently have active nodes and on the ports through which those nodes can be reached.

In This Chapter

This chapter describes the basic components of GVRP and their configuration through the Command Line
Interface (CLI). CLI commands are used in the configuration examples; for more details about the syntax
of commands, see the OmniSwitch CLI Reference Guide.
Configuration procedures described in this chapter include:
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Enabling GVRP on
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Enabling Transparent Switching on
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Configuring Maximum Number of VLANs on
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Configuring GVRP Registration on
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Configuring GVRP Applicant Mode on
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Modifying GVRP Timers on
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Restricting VLAN Registration on
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Restricting Static VLAN Registration on
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Restricting VLAN Advertisements on
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