3Com 5000 ATM manual Sample ATM Backbone SwitchModule Configurations, 4Example Base Configuration

1-10CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

Sample ATM

Backbone

SwitchModule

Configurations

This section illustrates three basic configurations of the ATM Backbone SwitchModule:

■Basic Configuration

■Dual-Homing Configuration

■Dual-Homing/Module Redundancy Configuration

Basic Configuration Figure 1-4 illustrates the basic configuration of an ATM Backbone SwitchModule with only a primary ATM OC-3 card.

ATM Backbone

SwitchModule

Primary

ATM OC-3

LECs 1 to 64

Ethernet or FDDI

SwitchModule

ELANs 1 to 64

ATM Switch

Figure 1-4Example Base Configuration

See Chapter 2, LAN Emulation Overview, for a description of LAN Emulation components and operation.