Table Of Contents - Cabletron Systems DLE52-MA User Manual

FIGURES ..................................................................................................v
PREFACE ............................................................................................... vii
CHAPTER 1
1.1 Defining VLANs ........................................................................... 1-1
1.2 Types of VLANs........................................................................... 1-3
1.2.1 802.1Q VLANs ................................................................ 1-3
1.2.2 Other VLAN Strategies ................................................... 1-3
1.3 Benefits and Restrictions............................................................. 1-3
1.4 VLAN Terms ................................................................................ 1-4
CHAPTER 2
2.1 Description................................................................................... 2-1
2.2 VLAN Components...................................................................... 2-1
2.3 Configuration Process ................................................................. 2-2
2.3.1 Defining a VLAN ............................................................. 2-2
2.3.2 Assigning Ports to a VLAN ............................................. 2-2
2.3.3 Customizing the VLAN Forwarding List .......................... 2-3
2.4 VLAN Switch Operation............................................................... 2-3
2.4.1 Receiving Frames from VLAN Ports ............................... 2-4
2.4.2 Forwarding Decisions ..................................................... 2-5
2.4.2.1
2.4.2.2
CHAPTER 3
3.1 Managing the Switch ................................................................... 3-1
3.1.1 Switch Without VLANs .................................................... 3-1
3.1.2 Switch with VLANs.......................................................... 3-2
3.2 Summary of VLAN Local Management ....................................... 3-4
3.2.1 Preparing for VLAN Configuration .................................. 3-4
3.3 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screen.................................. 3-5
3.4 Device/VLAN Configuration Screen ............................................ 3-8
3.4.1 Defining a VLAN ........................................................... 3-10
802.1Q VLAN User's Guide
CONTENTS
VIRTUAL LOCAL AREA NETWORKS
VLAN OPERATION
Broadcasts, Multicasts, and Unknown
Unicasts.......................................................... 2-5
Known Unicasts.............................................. 2-5
VLAN CONFIGURATION
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