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VLAN Supported Features
VLAN Support
VLANs are collections of switching ports that comprise a single Broadcast 
domain. Packets are classified as belonging to a VLAN, based on either the 
VLAN tag or on a combination of the ingress port and packet contents. 
Packets sharing common attributes can be grouped in the same VLAN.
For more information, see "VLANs" on page 467.
Port-Based Virtual LANs (VLANs)
Port-based VLANs classify incoming packets to VLANs, based on their ingress 
port.
For more information, see "Defining VLAN Membership Using CLI 
Commands" on page 474.
Full 802.1Q VLAN Tagging Compliance
IEEE 802.1Q defines an architecture for virtual, bridged LANs, the services 
provided in VLANs, and the protocols and algorithms involved in the 
provision of these services. 
For more information, see "Virtual LAN Overview" on page 468.
GVRP Support
GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP) provides IEEE 802.1Q-
compliant VLAN pruning and dynamic VLAN creation on 802.1Q trunk 
ports. When GVRP is enabled, the device registers and propagates VLAN 
membership on all ports that are part of the active underlying Spanning Tree 
Protocol topology.
For more information, see "GVRP Parameters" on page 491.
Voice VLAN
Voice VLAN enables network administrators to enhance VoIP service by 
configuring ports to carry IP voice traffic from IP phones on a specific VLAN. 
VoIP traffic has a preconfigured OUI prefix in the source MAC address. 
Network administrators can configure VLANs from which voice IP traffic is