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12.6 Configuration Process...................................................................................12-7
12.6.1 Defining a VLAN ...........................................................................12-7
12.6.2 Classifying Frames to a VLAN ......................................................12-7
12.6.3 Customizing the VLAN Forwarding List ........................................12-7
12.7 VLAN Switch Operation ................................................................................12-8
12.7.1 Receiving Frames from VLAN Ports.............................................12-9
12.7.2 Forwarding Decisions ...................................................................12-9
12.7.2.1 Broadcasts, Multicasts, and Unknown Unicasts............12-9
12.7.2.2 Known Unicasts...........................................................12-10
12.8 VLAN Configuration ....................................................................................12-10
12.8.1 Managing the Switch...................................................................12-10
12.8.2 Switch Without VLANs................................................................12-11
12.8.3 Switch with VLANs......................................................................12-11
12.9 Summary of VLAN Local Management.......................................................12-14
12.9.1 Preparing for VLAN Configuration ..............................................12-14
12.10 Quick VLAN Walkthrough ...........................................................................12-15
12.11 Examples ....................................................................................................12-21
12.12 Example 1, Single Switch Operation........................................................... 12-21
12.12.1 Solving the Problem....................................................................12-22
12.12.2 Frame Handling ..........................................................................12-23
12.13 Example 2, VLANs Across Multiple Switches .............................................12-24
12.13.1 Solving the Problem....................................................................12-26
12.13.2 Frame Handling ..........................................................................12-28
12.14 Example 3, 1D Trunk Connection to 802.1Q VLAN Network......................12-31
12.14.1 Solving the Problem....................................................................12-33
12.14.2 Frame Handling ..........................................................................12-34
12.15 Example 4, Isolating Network Traffic According to Protocol .......................12-37
12.15.1 Solving the Problem....................................................................12-39
12.16 Example 5, Filtering Traffic According to a Layer 4 Classification Rule......12-42
12.16.1 Solving the Problem....................................................................12-42
12.17 Example 6, Securing Sensitive Information According to Subnet ...............12-43
12.17.1 Solving the Problem....................................................................12-44
12.18 Example 7, Using Dynamic Egress to Control Traffic ................................. 12-44
12.19 Example 8, Locking a MAC Address to a Port Using Classification Rules .12-46
12.19.1 Solving the Problem....................................................................12-47