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Configuring Private VLANs
This chapter describes how to implement private VLANs (PVLANs) on Catalyst 4500 series switches.
It also provides restrictions, procedures, and configuration examples.
This chapter includes the following major sections:
• About Private VLANs, page 44-1
• PVLAN Commands, page 44-10
• Configuring PVLANs, page 44-11
Note For complete syntax and usage information for the switch commands used in this chapter, see the Cisco
Catalyst 4500 Series Switch Command Reference and related publications at this location:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps4324/index.html
If a command is not in the Catalyst 4500 Series Switch Command Reference, you can locate it in the
Cisco IOS library. See the Cisco IOS Command Reference and related publications at this location:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6350/index.html
About Private VLANs
The private VLAN (PVLAN) feature addresses two problems that service providers face when using
VLANs:
• The switch supports up to 4094 active VLANs. If a service provider assigns one VLAN per
customer, this limits the numbers of customers the service provider can support.
• To enable IP routing, each VLAN is assigned a subnet address space or a block of addresses, which
can result in wasting the unused IP addresses, and cause IP address management problems.
To configure PVLANs, you need to understand the concepts in these sections:
• Purpose of a PVLAN, page 44-2
• PVLAN Terminology, page 44-3
• PVLANs across Multiple Switches, page 44-5
• PVLAN Modes Over Gigabit Etherchannel, page 44-8
• Private-VLAN Interaction with Other Features, page 44-8
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