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Chapter9 Creating and Maintai nin g VLA Ns VLANs in the VTP Database
VLANs in the VTP Database
You can set these parameters when you create a new VLAN or modify an existing VLAN in the VTP
database:
VLAN ID
VLAN name
VLAN type (Ethernet, Fiber Distributed Data Interface [FDDI], FDDI network entity title [NET],
TrBRF, or TrCRF, Token Ring, Token Ring-Net)
VLAN state (active or suspended)
Maximum transmission unit (MTU) for the VLAN
Security Association Identifier (SAID)
Bridge identification number for TrBRF VLANs
Ring number for FDDI and TrCRF VLANs
Parent VLAN number for TrCRF VLANs
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) type for TrCRF VLANs
VLAN number to use when translating from one VLAN type to an othe r
The “Default VLAN Configuration” section on page 9-15 lists the default values and possible ranges for
each VLAN media type.

Token Ring VLANs

Although the Catalyst 3550 switches do not support Token Ring connections, a remote device su ch as a
Catalyst 5000 series switch with Token Ring connections could be managed from one of the su ppo rt ed
switches. Switches running VTP version 2 advertise information about these Token Ring VLANs:
Token Ring TrBRF VLANs
Token Ring TrCRF VLANs
For more information on configuring Token Ring VLANs, see the Catalyst 5000 Series Software
Configuration Guide.

Default VLAN Configuration

Table 9 -5 shows the default configuration for Etherne t V LAN s.
Note The switch supports Ethernet interfaces exclusively. Because FDDI and Token Ring VLANs are not
locally supported, you only configure FDDI and Token Ring media-specific characteristi cs for VTP
global advertisements to other switches.