Improve network performance with virtual LANs (VLANs)

This sample chapter, taken from Cisco Press' CCNA Self-Study: Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices, 2nd Edition, shows you how virtual LANs (VLANs) improve network performance by controlling broadcasts. The chapter explains the following:

• How to identify and operate a VLAN
• How to configure a VLAN to improve network performance
• The switch's role in VLAN creation
• How network devices communicate about VLANs
• The need for and operation of the VLAN Trunking Protocol
• Configure the Catalyst Switch for VLAN operation

Title: CCNA Self-Study: Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices, 2nd Edition
ISBN: 1587051427
Published: November 19, 2003
Author: Steve McQuerry
Chapter: Chapter 3: Extending Switched Networks with Virtual LANs
Published by Cisco Press

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