GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP) is an OSI / ISO link layer network protocol that allows a LAN device to inform all neighboring devices that it wants to receive packets for one or more VLANs . The main goal of GVRP is to allow switches to automatically discover VLAN information that would otherwise need to be manually configured on each switch. This can be achieved using GVRP - distribute VLAN identifiers over a local area network. GVRP can also be used by network servers. These servers are usually configured to enter multiple VLANs, and then inform the switches about the VLANs they want to join.
The GVRP protocol is described in the IEEE 802.1p standard.
GVRP-enabled equipment manufacturers
- Allied telesis
- 3Com
- Cisco (supported on Catalyst OS (CatOS) , some legacy models [1] , and Linksys devices sold under the Cisco Small Business brand name; typically, their own closed VTP protocol is used for similar tasks on Cisco switches)
- D link
- Dell
- Edge core
- Enterasys
- EtherWAN
- Extreme networks
- Foundry
- Force10 networks
- Hewlett-packard
- Huawei
- Juniper
- Linksys (until March 2013, Cisco)
- Moxa
- Planet
- Procurve Networking ( HP )
- QTECH
- Raisecom
- Ruggedcom
- SMC Networks
- SNR
- TP-LINK
- Zyxel
- Zte
- NPP Polygon OJSC
See also
- Multiple Registration Protocol