Question

The technique that allows you to have multiple logical LANs operating on the same physical equipment is known as a ________

Answer 1

The answer is virtual local area network.

The technique that allows you to have multiple logical LANs operating on the same physical equipment is known as a Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN). This is a custom network that is designed from one or more than one existing LANs. Computers from multiple networks are grouped together into a common logical network. The prerequisite to create a VLAN is the network equipment’s ability to support VLAN configuration.

Answer 2

The technique that allows you to have ‘multiple logical LANs operating’ on the same physical equipment is known as a network virtualization.

Explanation:

• Network Virtualization can be defined as the ‘method of splitting the network resources’ into various separate channel bandwidth which are independent from each other.  

• This can be assigned or reassigned to other ‘network devices or servers’. It can be classified as external or internal.  

• Its two components are network switch and VLAN. The system administrators can configure the systems that can be physically attached at the same level of same LANs into various virtual networks.