3Com 4.2.2 manual What is ATM, Management?, ATM and Vlan, Components

ATM AND VLAN MANAGEMENT

1 OVERVIEW

	This chapter introduces you to the ATM and VLAN Management
	application. The following topics are discussed:
	■ What is ATM and VLAN Management?
	■ ATM and VLAN Management Maps
	■ ATM and VLAN Management Tools
	■ ATM and VLAN Management Assistants
What is ATM and	The Transcend ATM and VLAN Management application is a network
VLAN	management software product used for managing switched virtual
Management?	networks and ATM infrastructures. With this application, you can
	configure, controll and monitor location-independent virtual workgroups
	that are created using different technologies based on ATM, Ethernet,
	Fast Ethernet and FDDI.
	The ATM and VLAN Management application manages virtual LANs on all
	3Coms ATM and non-ATM switches.You can create virtual LANs with
	either ATM-based (LAN Emulation) or non ATM-based
	(Encapsulation/Tagging) methods.
	The ATM and VLAN Management application allows you to view and
	manage the network at various layers of logical and physical layers.
	Specialized interrelated components are used to manage each abstracted
	layer. This application provides the network manager with a global view
	of the status, configuration, performance, and utilization of the ATM
	infrastructure, LAN Emulation services, and network virtual LANs.
ATM and VLAN	The ATM and VLAN Management application is composed of the
Management	following product components:
Components	■ Maps