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What´s the difference between MAC-based VLAN and 802.1Q VLAN?

There are two major differences between MAC-based and 802.1Q VLAN:

  • The first point of difference is that a MAC-based VLAN is configured using MAC address, but 802.1Q VLAN uses assigned tag address to distinguish VLAN information.
     
  • The second difference is that a MAC-based VLAN is a traditional and proprietary-based VLAN, so interoperability is a problem. On the other hand 802.1Q VLAN, is an industry standard-based VLAN, which helps resolve any interoperability problems between difference vendors of LAN switches.
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