Noun
VLAN (plural VLANs)
(computing) Initialism of virtual local area network.
At the MAC layer, VLAN IEEE 802.1Q and IEEE 802.1p can be used to carry essentially the same information. Source: Internet
At the Media Access Control (MAC) layer, VLAN IEEE 802.1Q and IEEE 802.1p can be used to distinguish between Ethernet frames and classify them. Source: Internet
As we have seen, the transparent bridging algorithm floods unknown and broadcast frames out of all the ports that are in the same VLAN as the received frame. Source: Internet
As a result, there are few benefits to extending a VLAN throughout an enterprise (for example, if there are some clustering and other requirements). Source: Internet
After the port is removed from a VLAN that is not VLAN 1 (the default VLAN), that port is automatically added back to the default VLAN. Source: Internet
A trunk port runs one instance of STP for each active VLAN on the trunk. Source: Internet