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ATM Switch Router Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 1
Product Overview
Summary of Software Features
ATM Addressing and Plug-and-Play Operation
The ATM switch router provides the following self-configuring features:
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Preconfigured ATM address prefixes and MAC address, permitting small-scale ATM internetworks
to be deployed prior to obtaining officially-allocated ATM addresses
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Automatic reassignment of addresses when reconfiguration is necessary
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Automatic recognition of port adapter types and ATM interface type using ILMI
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Automatic IP address configuration features, such as BOOTP
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Online-insertion-and-replacement (OIR) diagnostic tests
Connections
The ATM switch router supports connections with the following characteristics:
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Full 8-bit virtual path identifier (VPI) and 16-bit virtual channel identifier (VCI) with configurable
boundaries.
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12-bit VPI support available on ATM Network-Network Interface (NNI) interfaces on the
Catalyst 8510 MSR and LightStream 1010
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Up to 256,000 total virtual connections on the Catalyst 8540 MSR and up to 64,000 total virtual
connections on the Catalyst 8510 MSR and LightStream 1010
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VC and virtual path (VP) switching, VP tunneling, and VC merging
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The following virtual connection types:
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Permanent virtual channel (PVC) connections
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Permanent virtual path (PVP) connections
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Soft permanent virtual channel (soft PVC) and soft permanent virtual path (soft PVP)
connections with route optimization
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Switched virtual channel (SVC) and switched virtual path (SVP) connections
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Virtual path (VP) tunneling with traffic shaping and QoS guarantees for multiple service
categories (hierarchical VP tunnels)
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Point-to-point ATM connections
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Point-to-multipoint ATM connections
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F4 and F5 Operation, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) segment-loopback and end-to-end
remote deflect identification (RDI) and alarm indication signal (AIS)
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OAM-based ping of IP or ATM address on the Catalyst 8510 MSR and LightStream 1010
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Frame Relay to ATM interworking features on the channelized E1 port adapter:
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PVCs and soft-VCs with Network Interworking
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PVCs and soft-VCs with Service Interworking
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Support for various LMIs