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VLAN

network communications domain that is isolated at the data link layer
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VLAN

Summary

VLAN ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (414 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • VLAN is the creator of W. David Sincoskie[2].
  • VLAN's image is recorded as VLAN Concept.svg[3].
  • VLAN's subclass of is recorded as broadcast domain[4].
  • VLAN's subclass of is recorded as virtual network[5].
  • VLAN's part of is recorded as local area network[6].
  • VLAN's part of is recorded as data-link layer[7].
  • VLAN's has use is recorded as network segmentation[8].
  • VLAN's Commons category is recorded as VLAN[9].
  • VLAN's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0prlt[10].
  • VLAN's described at URL is recorded as https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/computer-networks/virtual-lan-vlan/[11].
  • VLAN's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/vlan[12].
  • VLAN's used by is recorded as Asynchronous Transfer Mode[13].
  • VLAN's used by is recorded as Fiber Distributed Data Interface[14].
  • VLAN's used by is recorded as Ethernet[15].
  • VLAN's used by is recorded as HiperSocket[16].
  • VLAN's used by is recorded as InfiniBand[17].
  • VLAN's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'VLAN'}[18].
  • VLAN's different from is recorded as subnet[19].
  • VLAN's uses is recorded as IEEE 802.1Q[20].
  • VLAN's uses is recorded as VLAN Trunking Protocol[21].
  • VLAN's uses is recorded as Multiple Registration Protocol[22].
  • VLAN's BabelNet ID is recorded as 00132827n[23].
  • VLAN's Quora topic ID is recorded as Virtual-LAN[24].
  • VLAN's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 206505811[25].
  • VLAN's IEV number is recorded as 732-01-11[26].

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Works and Contributions

VLAN is the creator of W. David Sincoskie[2].

Why It Matters

VLAN ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (414 views/month).[1] VLAN has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] VLAN is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Related Entities

InfiniBand W. David Sincoskie

References

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_vlan_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{VLAN}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/vlan}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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