Instead of VTP , what protocol can be used for non Cisco switches?

Question

I got to know that VTP (VLAN Trunking Protocol) is a Cisco proprietary protocol.

So VTP can be used only on CISCO switches. So if there is a non-Cisco switch in a network, what kind of protocol can be used for Vlan Trunking ?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 23 '13 at 13:37

IEEE 802.1ak defines a protocol called Multiple VLAN Registration Protocol or MVRP in short. Most vendors have implemented this protocol like Juniper or Cisco. A cisco switch can be configured to run this protocol, although there are some restrictions that you have to be aware of.

Instead of VTP , what protocol can be used for non Cisco switches?

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