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Chapter 1 Configuring Private VLANs
About Private VLANs
Figure 1-1
Private VLAN Domain
Note
You must first create the VLAN before you can convert it to a private VLAN, either primary or
secondary. See
Chapter 1, “Configuring VLANs”
for information on creating VLANs.
This section includes the following topics:
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Primary and Secondary VLANs in Private VLANs, page 1-2
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Understanding Private VLAN Ports, page 1-3
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Understanding Broadcast Traffic in Private VLANs, page 1-5
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Understanding Private VLAN Port Isolation, page 1-5
Primary and Secondary VLANs in Private VLANs
A private VLAN domain has only one primary VLAN. Each port in a private VLAN domain is a member
of the primary VLAN; the primary VLAN is the entire private VLAN domain.
Secondary VLANs provide isolation between ports within the same private VLAN domain. The
following two types are secondary VLANs within a primary VLAN:
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Isolated VLANs—Ports within an isolated VLAN cannot communicate directly with each other at
the Layer 2 level.
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Community VLANs—Ports within a community VLAN can communicate with each other but
cannot communicate with ports in other community VLANs or in any isolated VLANs at the Layer
2 level.
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