- A VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) is a logical LAN segment which have unique broadcast domain.
- VLAN divides one physical switch to multiple logical switches. You can configure hundreds of VLANs in one EX series switch. No matter if it’s EX4200, EX3200 or EX2200.
- There are two port modes in Juniper switch i.e. access mode or trunk mode.
- The interface in access mode connects to a network device, such as laptop or an IP phone.
- The interface in trunk mode connects to other switches in the network.
There are many differences between Juniper and Cisco switches:-
- In Cisco switches the default port mode is dynamic desirable auto but in Juniper switch the default port mode is access mode.
- In Cisco switches the default VLAN is untagged and is the native VLAN i.e. VLAN 1 but in Juniper there is no default native VLAN. You must configure it manually.
- In Cisco switches the trunk ports accept all VLANs in the range of 1 to 4095 by default but in Juniper, trunk ports do not support any VLANs. You have to make it support manually.
- Cisco switches doesn't support VTP (VLAN Trunking Protocol) or DTP (Dynamic Trunking Protocol). Juniper switches support GVRP (Generic Attribute Registration Protocol) though.
- Juniper switches has two port modes i.e. access and trunk mode. Cisco switches have five port modes i.e. dynamic desirable auto, dynamic desirable, access, trunk and no-negotiate mode.
- Juniper switches support 802.1Q protocol for trunk ports. Cisco switches support both 802.1Q and ISL (Inter Switched Link) protocols.
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