Hence, group members can coordinate their data communication requirements regardless of the actual working locations; and the logical network can extend to any point you want it to. Moreover, VLAN groups can be modified at any time to add, move or change users without any re-cabling.

Figure 5-4: VLAN Workgroup Application

Shared Server

The MIL-S3580’s compliance to the IEEE802.1Q tagging VLAN standard allows ports to exist in multiple VLANs for shared resources, such as servers, printers, and switch-to-switch connections. It is also possible to have resources exist in multiple VLANs on one switch as shown in the following figure.

Figure 5-5: Shared Server

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