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Title : VLAN Aggregation for Efficient IP Address Allocation
Author(s) : D. McPherson, B. Dykes
Filename : draft-mcpherson-vlan-ipagg-00.txt
Pages : 6
Date : 18-Sep-00
This document introduces the concept of VLAN [802.1Q] aggregation as
it relates to IPv4 address allocation. A mechanism is described by
which hosts that reside in the same physical switched infrastructure,
but separate virtual broadcast domains, are addressed from the same
IPv4 subnet and share a common default gateway IP address, thereby
removing the requirement of a dedicated IP subnet for each virtual
Local Area Network (LAN) or Metropolitan Area Network (MAN).
Employing such a mechanism significantly decreases IPv4 address
consumption in virtual LANs and MANs. It may also ease
administration of IPv4 addresses within the network.
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