APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSIGNING VIRTUAL LANs

摘要

This invention discloses an apparatus (20) for managing a switched routed network (10) including a network configuration learning unit (30) operative to learn a configuration of the switched routed network, a VLAN assignment unit (60) for generating a division of the network into virtual LANs (VLANs) based on the learn configuration of the network, and a change manager (50) operative to detect a change in the configuration of the network and to modify the division of the network into VLANs. A method for generating a division of a switched routed network into virtual LANs (VLANs) based on a learn configuration of the network is also disclosed.