Cabletron Systems SmartSTACK ELS100 - Manual (Page 102)

88 Virtual LANs (VLANs) ELS100-24TX
VLAN Application Example
A network administrator can use VLANs to define user groups regardless
of the physical LAN segment to which they are connected. The use of
Hybrid and Access links can further refine traffic flow in a multi-switch
environment. Figure D-4 shows the combination of both Hybrid and
Access links used in a network with three different VLANs. Workstations
are typically connected to the ELS100-24TX via Access links. On the
internal corporate network (backbone), VLAN tags are used to identify the
VLAN association of frames.
Figure D-4. VLAN Application Example
It is possible to mix VLAN-aware and VLAN-unaware de-
vices on the same Hybrid switch port. However, this is not
recommended design practice.