VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP), like DTP, is a proprietary protocol for Cisco switches. The purpose of VTP is to make VLAN configuration easier by synchronizing VLAN configuration information throughout a VLAN domain. This is done by designating one switch as the VTP server, and letting it handle the addition, deletion, and renaming of VLANs throughout the domain.
The three available modes in a VTP domain are as follows:
- Server: This is the default mode. When changes are made on a VTP server, the changes propagate to all other switches on the domain. The VTP server is also responsible for creating VTP advertisements, which make this propagation possible.
- Transparent: If a switch is in transparent mode, changes made to ...
