Vlans And Your Switch; The Default Vlan - 3Com SuperStack 3 3812 Implementation Manual

VLANs and Your
Switch

The Default VLAN

VLANs help to control traffic
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With traditional networks, congestion can be caused by broadcast
traffic that is directed to all network devices whether they require it or
not. VLANs increase the efficiency of your network because each
VLAN can be set up to contain only those devices that need to
communicate with each other.
Your Switch provides support for VLANs using the IEEE Std 802.1Q-1998.
This standard allows traffic from multiple VLANs to be carried across one
physical link.
The IEEE Std 802.1Q-1998 allows each port on your Switch to be placed
in:
Any one VLAN defined on the Switch.
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Several VLANs at the same time using 802.1Q tagging.
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The standard requires that you define the following information about
each VLAN on your Switch before the Switch can use it to forward traffic:
VLAN Name — This is a descriptive name for the VLAN (for example,
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Marketing or Management).
802.1Q VLAN ID — This is used to identify the VLAN if you use
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802.1Q tagging across your network.
A new or initialized Switch contains a single VLAN, the Default VLAN.
This VLAN has the following definition:
VLAN Name — Default VLAN
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802.1Q VLAN ID — 1 (if tagging required)
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All the ports are initially placed in this VLAN, and it is the only VLAN that
allows you to access the management software of the Switch over the
network.

VLANs and Your Switch

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