
LAN Emulation Data Exchange
Virtual Bridge (vbridge)
You create virtual bridges on CoreBuilder 5000 SwitchModules. You assign each
Emulated LAN (ELAN)
You assign each
ELAN is a logical LAN grouping of LECs within an ATM network.
LAN Emulation This section identifies important characteristics of data exchange
Data Exchange between a SwitchModule and an ATM network.
Protocol Stacks The LAN emulation protocol stacks used in the exchange of data between a
ATM host
Existing applications
Network interface driver
LAN emulation
AAL5
ATM
Physical layer
ATM switch
ATM
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ATM Backbone SwitchModule and Ethernet SwitchModule
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Ethernet/FDDI host
Existing applications
Network interface driver
MAC
Physical layer