In the last couple of days, I read these articles published on TechRepulic. These are a bit old articles. I learn't few valuable things that network admins face while designing VLANs.
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VLANs and switching technology: Why and how to implement VLANs in your Cisco switched network environment. Read it here.
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VLANs and switching technology: Types, tuning, and enhancements. Read it here.
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VLANs and switching technology: A nuts-and-bolts approach to Cisco VLAN design. Read it here.
VLANs are typically implemented using 802.1q complaint switches. What did not cross my mind is, because these are switches, there is no layer 3 processing and hence lower latency. Its an obvious conclusion, but I missed it.
Here is a short article on that.
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Reducing latency with VLANs. Read it here.Labels: 802.1Q, Access Layer, Bridged VLANs, Layer 2, Layer 3, Router, Trunking, VLANs