Atm Addressing And Plug-And-Play Operation; Connections - Cisco Catalyst 8540 MSR Configuration Manual

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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Connections

The ATM switch router supports connections with the following characteristics:
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ATM Switch Router Software Configuration Guide
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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
Automatic reassignment of addresses when reconfiguration is necessary
Automatic recognition of port adapter types and ATM interface type using ILMI
Automatic IP address configuration features, such as BOOTP
Online-insertion-and-replacement (OIR) diagnostic tests
Full 8-bit virtual path identifier (VPI) and 16-bit virtual channel identifier (VCI) with configurable
boundaries.
12-bit VPI support available on ATM Network-Network Interface (NNI) interfaces on the
Catalyst 8510 MSR and LightStream 1010
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
VC and virtual path (VP) switching, VP tunneling, and VC merging
The following virtual connection types:
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)
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connections with route optimization
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
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categories (hierarchical VP tunnels)
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)
OAM-based ping of IP or ATM address on the Catalyst 8510 MSR and LightStream 1010
Frame Relay to ATM interworking features on the channelized E1 port adapter:
– PVCs and soft-VCs with Network Interworking
– PVCs and soft-VCs with Service Interworking
Support for various LMIs
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Chapter 1 Product Overview
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