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802.1q - technical definition
The IEEE specification that defines a virtual LAN (VLAN), which allows multiple logical LANs to share the same physical infrastructure. 802.1q defines a 32-bit tag that is added to the frame header to identify the specific VLAN and provide for priority indication. See also frame, IEEE, header, LAN, logical, physical, and VLAN.
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