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VLAN unaware switching: This is the default configuration. All ports are VLAN unaware
with Port
VLAN ID
1 and members of VLAN 1. This means that MAC addresses are
learned in VLAN 1, and the switch does not remove or insert VLAN tags.
VLAN aware switching: This is based on the IEEE 802.1Q standard. All ports are VLAN
aware. Ports connected to VLAN aware switches are members of multiple VLANs and
transmit tagged frames. Other ports are members of one VLAN, set up with this Port
VLAN ID, and transmit untagged frames.
Provider switching: This is also known as Q-in-Q switching. Ports connected to
subscribers are VLAN unaware, members of one VLAN, and set up with this unique Port
VLAN ID. Ports connected to the service provider are VLAN aware, members of multiple
VLANs, and set up to tag all frames. Untagged frames received on a subscriber port are
forwarded to the provider port with a single VLAN tag. Tagged frames received on a
subscriber port are forwarded to the provider port with a double VLAN tag.
VLAN ID
VLAN ID is a 12-bit field specifying the VLAN to which the frame belongs.
Voice VLAN
Voice VLAN is VLAN configured specially for voice traffic. By adding the
ports with voice devices attached to voice VLAN, we can perform QoS-
related configuration for voice data, ensuring the transmission priority of
voice traffic and voice quality.
W
WEP
WEP is an acronym for W ired E quivalent P rivacy. WEP is a deprecated
algorithm to secure IEEE 802.11 wireless networks. Wireless networks
broadcast messages using radio, so are more susceptible to
eavesdropping than wired networks. When introduced in 1999, WEP was
intended to provide confidentiality comparable to that of a traditional
wired network (Wikipedia).
WiFi
WiFi is an acronym for Wi reless Fi delity. It is meant to be used
generically when referring of any type of 802.11 network, whether
802.11b, 802.11a, dual-band, etc. The term is promulgated by the Wi-Fi
Alliance.
WPA
WPA is an acronym for W i-Fi P rotected A ccess. It was created in
response to several serious weaknesses researchers had found in the
previous system , Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP). WPA implements the
majority of the IEEE 802.11i standard, and was intended as an
intermediate measure to take the place of WEP while 802.11i was
prepared. WPA is specifically designed to also work with pre-WPA