VTP is a Cisco proprietary Layer 2 messaging protocol that manages the addition, deletion, and renaming of VLANs on switches in the same VTP domain. VTP allows VLAN information to propagate through the switched network, which reduces administration overhead in a switched network, while enabling switches to exchange and maintain consistent VLAN information. Figure 2-16 below shows a packet capture of a VTP frame:
Fig. 2-16. VTP Frame
VTP Domain
The VTP domain consists of a group of adjacent connected switches that are part of the same VTP management domain . . .
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