About ATM
11-5
Virtual Connections
in ATM
ATM switching is performed at the ATM layer by defining virtual
connections. Virtual connections are communication channels that provide
for sequential, unidirectional transport of ATM cells. Multiple virtual
connections can exist on a physical link.
A connection is identified by a circuit identifier, called a
virtual channel
identifier
(VCI), to exchange data between two ATM stations over a
previously established
virtual channel connection
(VCC).
Two levels of virtual connections are supported at the UNI:
■
A VCC consists of a single connection established between two end-points.
VCC switching uses both the VCI and the VPI in the cell header.
■
A VPC consists of a bundle of VCCs carried transparently between two
end-points. VPC switching uses only the VPI in the cell header.
Connections may be point-to-point or point-to-multipoint.
■
A
point-to-point
connection simply connects two endpoints.
■
A
point-to-multipoint
connection is a unidirectional connection between
two or more endpoints. One ATM endpoint is designated as the
root
and
serves as the source node in a tree topology. The other endpoints are
leaf
nodes. When the root receives information, it sends copies to all of the leaf
nodes on the tree. Leaf nodes cannot communicate directly with each other
or send information to the root. The initial connection is established
through the root node and one leaf node, and then additional nodes are
added one leaf at a time.
Virtual Circuits
Connections may be established on demand as switched virtual circuits
(SVCs) or as pre-established permanent virtual circuits (PVC).
Switched Virtual Circuits
SVCs are established using UNI signaling ITU (Q.2931), which assigns the VPI
and VCI to each link. Connections are established and released as needed.
These connections remain open for an arbitrary amount of time but may
not necessarily be automatically reestablished after a network failure. Both
point-to-point and point-to-multipoint connections can be established.
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