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model, VLAN overlap occurs at network resources that must be shared by multiple workgroups.
These resources are normally servers, but could also include printers, routers providing WAN
access, workstations functioning as gateways, and so forth. The amount of VLAN overlap in the
infrastructural model is minimal, involving only servers rather than user workstations making
VLAN administration relatively straightforward.
Initially, VLANs should be seen as a solution to at least one of two problems: namely the
containment of broadcast traffic to minimize dependence on routers; and reduction in the cost of
network moves and changes.
However, most large enterprise networks are now experiencing one or both of these problems,
which VLAN implementation can be an effective and cost-saving solution.
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