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SUMMIT SWITCH INSTALLATION AND USER GUIDE 5-5
T YPES OF VLAN S
Figure 5-3 illustrates two VLANs spanning two Switches. On Switch 1, ports 1-4 are
part of VLAN Accounting; ports 5 - 8 are part of VLAN Engineering. On Switch 2, ports
1-4 are part of VLAN Accounting; ports 5 - 8 are part of VLAN Engineering. VLAN
Accounting spans Switch 1 and Switch 2 by way of a connection between Switch 1 port 2
and Switch 2 port 4. VLAN Engineering spans Switch 1 and Switch 2 by way of a
connection between Switch 1 port 5 and Switch 2 port 8.
Figure 5-3: Two port-based VLANs spanning two Switches
Using these steps, you can create multiple VLANs that span multiple Switches, in a
daisy-chained fashion. Each Switch must have a dedicated port for each VLAN. Each
dedicated port must be connected to a port that is a member its VLAN on the next
Switch.
TAGGED VLANS
Tagging is a process that inserts a marker (called a tag) into the Ethernet frame. The tag
contains the identiÞcation number of a speciÞc VLAN, called the VLAN ID.
The use of 802.1Q tagged packets may lead to the appearance of packets
slightly bigger than the current IEEE 802.3/Ethernet maximum of 1518 bytes.
This may affect packet error counters in other devices, and may also lead to
connectivity problems if non-802.1Q bridges or routers are placed in the path.
Accounting Engineering
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