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Chapter 4 Configuring the PA-A2 ATM CES Port Adapter
PA-A2 ATM CES Configurations
<1-60> InARP Frequency in minutes
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Router(config-if-atm-vc)#inarp 5
Router(config-if-atm-vc)#end
Use the show atm vc command to confirm your configured value:
Router#show atm vc
5d10h: ATMARP:Sending first PVC INARP
5d10h: ATMARP(ATM1/1/0.200)O: INARP_REQ to VCD#20 2/200 for link 7(IP)
5d10h: ATMARP(ATM1/1/0.200)I: INARP Reply VCD#20 2/200 from 2.2.2.2
ATM1/1/0.200: VCD: 20, VPI: 2, VCI: 200
UBR, PeakRate: 44209
AAL5-LLC/SNAP, etype:0x0, Flags: 0xC20, VCmode: 0x0
OAM frequency: 0 second(s)
InARP frequency: 5 minutes(s)
Transmit priority 4
InPkts: 10, OutPkts: 11, InBytes: 680, OutBytes: 708
InPRoc: 10, OutPRoc: 5, Broadcasts: 0
InFast: 0, OutFast: 0, InAS: 0, OutAS: 6
InPktDrops: 0, OutPktDrops: 0
CrcErrors: 0, SarTimeOuts: 0, OverSizedSDUs: 0
OAM cells received: 0
OAM cells sent: 0
Status: UP
Configuring SVCs
ATM switched virtual circuits (SVCs) are created and released dynamically, providing user bandwidth
on demand. This service requires a signaling protocol between the router and the switch.
The ATM signaling software provides a method of dynamically establishing, maintaining, and clearing
ATM connections at the User-Network Interface (UNI). The ATM signaling software conforms to the
ATM Forum UNI 4.0 specification.
In UNI mode, the user is the router, and the network is an ATM switch. This is an important distinction.
The Cisco router does not perform ATM-level call routing. Instead, the ATM switch does the ATM call
routing, and the router routes packets through the resulting circuit. The router is viewed as the user and
the LAN interconnection device at the end of the circuit, and the ATM switch is viewed as the network.
Figure 4-1
illustrates the router position in a basic ATM environment. The router is used primarily to
interconnect LANs through an ATM network. Workstation C in
Figure 4-1
is connected directly to the
destination ATM switch. You can connect not only routers to ATM switches, but also any network
device with an ATM interface that conforms to the ATM Forum UNI specification.