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VIRTUAL LANS
This chapter provides information on Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs). Definitions, benefits, sample configurations and concepts of VLANs are described here, including:
■What are VLANs?
■Benefits of VLANs
■VLANs and the Switch 2000 TR
Setting up Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) on the Switch 2000 TR provides you with less
The following sections explain more about the con- cept of VLANs and explain how they can be imple- mented on the Switch 2000 TR.
What are VLANs?
A VLAN is defined as a group of location- and topol- ogy- independent devices that communicate as though they were on the same physical LAN. This means that LAN segments are not restricted by the hardware that physically connects them; the seg- ments are defined by flexible user groups that you create using software.
With VLANs, you can define your network according to:
■Departmental
■Hierarchical
■Usage