Cabletron Systems MMAC-Plus SFCS-1000, Configuration Manual

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Configuring a Classical IP ATM Network
2.6 Configuring the Network
In an ATM network, before any connections can be made, the two parties
must know each other’s NSAP address in order to set up that connection.
To allow those connections to work, the ideal scenario is for all hosts and
switches in the network to have support for both ILMI and for RFC-1577
(Classical IP over ATM). However, when using non-Cabletron equipment,
this may not be the case. This section will describe how to configure a net-
work with the following scenarios:
• Configuring a third-party host that has no ILMI and no RFC-1577
support
• Configuring a third-party switch that has ILMI support, but no
RFC-1577 support
• Configuring a third-party switch that has no ILMI support, but has
RFC-1577 support