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Chapter 10 Configuring VLANs
Understanding How VLANs Work
VLAN Ranges
Catalyst 4500 series switches support 4096 VLANs in accordance with IEEE 802.1Q. These VLANs are
organized into several ranges; you use each range slightly differently. Some of these VLANs propagate
to other switches in the network when you use a management protocol, such as the VLAN Trunking
Protocol (VTP). Other VLANs are not propagated, and you must configure them on each applicable
switch.
There are three ranges of VLANs:
•
Normal-range VLANs: 1–1000, 1002–1005
•
Extended-range VLANs: 1025–4094
Note
The term nonreserved VLANs is used to denote any VLANs that are not reserved by Cisco;
this includes normal-range and extended-range VLANs.
Note
With VTP version 3, you can manage extended-range VLANs 1025–4094. These VLANs
are propagated with VTP version 3.
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Reserved-range VLANs: 0, 1006–1024, 4095
Table 10-1
describes the VLAN ranges.
Table 10-1
VLAN Ranges
VLANs
Range
Usage
Propagated
by VTP (Y/N)
0, 4095
Reserved range For system use only. You cannot see or use these VLANs. N/A
1
Normal range
Cisco default. You can use this VLAN but you cannot
delete it.
Yes
2–1000
Normal range
Used for Ethernet VLANs; you can create, use, and
delete these VLANs.
Yes
1001
Reserved
You cannot create or use this VLAN. May be available in
the future.
Yes
1002–1005
Reserved
range
1
1.
You can configure these VLANs as normal-range VLANs by setting the VLAN type to Ethernet using the set vlan type
ethernet vlan_name command.
Cisco defaults for FDDI and Token Ring. Not supported
on the Catalyst 4500 series switches. You cannot delete
these VLANs.
N/A
1006–1009
Reserved range Cisco defaults. Not currently used but may be used for
defaults in the future. You can map nonreserved VLANs
to these reserved VLANs when necessary.
N/A
1010–1024
Reserved range You cannot see or use these VLANs but you can map
nonreserved VLANs to these reserved VLANs when
necessary.
N/A
1025–4094
Extended
range
For Ethernet VLANs only. You can create, use, and delete
these VLANs.
No
2
2.
With VTP version 3, extended-range VLANs are propagated.