Supported Vlans - Cisco Catalyst 2960 Software Configuration Manual

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Understanding VLANs

Before you create VLANs, you must decide whether to use VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP) to maintain

global VLAN configuration for your network. For more information on VTP, see

"Configuring VTP."

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VLANs are often associated with IP subnetworks. For example, all the end stations in a particular IP

subnet belong to the same VLAN. Interface VLAN membership on the switch is assigned manually on

an interface-by-interface basis. When you assign switch interfaces to VLANs by using this method, it is

known as interface-based, or static, VLAN membership.

Traffic between VLANs must be routed or fallback bridged.

Supported VLANs

The switch supports VLANs in VTP client, server, and transparent modes. VLANs are identified by a

number from 1 to 4094. VLAN IDs 1002 through 1005 are reserved for Token Ring and FDDI VLANs.

VTP version 1 and version 2 support only normal-range VLANs (VLAN IDs 1 to 1005). In these

versions, the switch must be in VTP transparent mode when you create VLAN IDs from 1006 to 4094.

Cisco IOS Release 12.2(52)SE and later support VTP version 3. VTP version 3 supports the entire

VLAN range (VLANs 1 to 4094). Extended range VLANs (VLANs 1006 to 4094) are supported only in

VTP version 3. You cannot convert from VTP version 3 to VTP version 2 if extended VLANs are

configured in the domain.

Catalyst 2960 and 2960-S Switches Software Configuration Guide, Release 15.0(1)SE

shows an example of VLANs segmented into logically defined networks.

VLANs as Logically Defined Networks

Configuring VLANs

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