There are three inter-VLAN routing options:
Legacy Inter-VLAN routing - This is a legacy solution. It does not scale well.
Router-on-a-Stick - This is an acceptable solution for a small to medium-sized network.
Layer 3 switch using switched virtual interfaces (SVIs) - This is the most scalable solution for
medium to large organizations.
Router on a stick routing:
Router interface that is connected to the network is logically divided into subinterfaces, while each
logical interface is representing other VLAN.
This method requires following steps with router-connecting switch:
Step 1. Create and name the VLANs:
Step 2. Create the management interface.
Step 3. Configure access ports.
Step 4. Configure trunking ports.
All other switches' configurations will look similar.
Router Subinterface Configuration:
Each subinterface is then configured with the following two commands:
encapsulation dot1q vlan_id [native] - This command configures the subinterface to
respond to 802.1Q encapsulated traffic from the specified vlan-id. The native keyword
option is only appended to set the native VLAN to something other than VLAN 1.
ip address ip-address subnet-mask - This command configures the IPv4 address of the
subinterface. This address typically serves as the default gateway for the identified VLAN.
Inter-VLAN Routing using Layer 3 Switches:
Layer 3 switch in this scenario requires 4 steps:
Step 1. Create the VLANs.
Step 2. Create the SVI VLAN interfaces.
Step 3. Configure access ports.
Step 4. Enable IP routing.
Just type command ip routing
Routing configuration on layer 3 switch: