
Chapter 4: Feature Description
Ethernet Features
Figure 45 SAPs and SNPs
SAP
SNP
SNP
SNP
SNP
SAP
SNP
SAP
SNP
SAP
SNP
SNP
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Pipe Service Point – Used to create traffic connectivity between two points in a port-based
manner (Smart Pipe). In other words, all the traffic from one port passes to the other port. Pipe
service points are used in Point-to-Point services.
The following figure shows a Point-to-Point service with Pipe service points that create a Smart
Pipe between Port 1 of the network element on the left and Port 2 of the network element on the
right.
Figure 46 Pipe Service Points
Pipe
Pipe
Pipe
Pipe
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