Virtual Local Area Network

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-004566",
  "term": "Virtual Local Area Network",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. A broadcast domain that is partitioned and isolated within a network at the data link layer. A single physical local area network (LAN) can be logically partitioned into multiple, independent VLANs; a group of devices on one or more physical LANs can be configured to communicate within the same VLAN, as if they were attached to the same physical LAN.\n\n2. A broadcast domain that is partitioned and isolated within a network at the data link layer. A single physical local area network (LAN) can be logically partitioned into multiple, independent VLANs; a group of devices on one or more physical LANs can be configured to communicate within the same VLAN as if they were attached to the same physical LAN.",
  "abbreviation": "VLAN",
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 1800-15B",
    "NIST SP 1800-15C",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/virtual-local-area-network/"
}