Configuring Access And Trunk Interfaces; Information About Access And Trunk Interfaces; Understanding Access And Trunk Interfaces - Cisco AP775A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5010 Configuration Manual

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Configuring Access and Trunk Interfaces

Ethernet interfaces can be configured either as access ports or trunk ports. Trunks carry the traffic of multiple

VLANs over a single link and allow you to extend VLANs across the network.

Cisco NX-OS supports only IEEE 802.1Q-type VLAN trunk encapsulation.

This chapter describes the configuration of access or trunk ports on Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches. It

includes the following sections:

Ethernet interfaces can be configured either as access ports or a trunk ports, as follows:

• An access port can have only one VLAN configured on the interface; it can carry traffic for only one

• A trunk port can have two or more VLANs configured on the interface; it can carry traffic for several

Information About Access and Trunk Interfaces, page 101

Configuring Access and Trunk Interfaces, page 105

Verifying Interface Configuration, page 109

VLANs simultaneously.

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