GarrettCom Magnum MNS-6K - Manual (Page 106)

M A G N U M 6 K S W I T C H E S , M N S - 6 K U S E R G U I D E
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69 – routing between different VLANs is performed using a router or a Layer 3 switch (L3-
switch)
The Magnum 6K family of switches supports up to 32 VLANs per
switch
Tag VLAN or Port VLAN?
What is the difference between tag and port VLAN? In a nutshell – the term port vlan is
specific to a switch and port VLAN assigns a specific port or group of ports belonging to a
VLAN. So when ports belong to multiple VLANs and they are specific to a switch, use the
Port VLAN to configure that. Port VLANs do not look for VLAN identifier (VID)
information nor does it manipulate the VID information. It thus works “transparently” and
propagates the VLAN information along.
Segment 1 Segment 1 Segment 2 Segment 2
VLAN 1 VLAN 1 VLAN 2 VLAN 2
Router or
L3-switch
Router