Chapter 1

Introduction

 

 

Software Features

•ATM Forum PNNI (Private Network-Network Interface) protocol for routing within large ATM networks

•Support for ATM Forum hierarchical PNNI, including all 4 base subsets of configurations:

—Mimimum function (single peer group)

—Boarder node

—PGL/LGN

—Boarder with LGN peer support.

•Support for optional ATM Forum PNNI features:

—Exterior addresses

—Alternate routing

—ATM traffic descriptors negotiating.

•ATM Forum IISP (Interim Inter-switch Signalling Protocol) for signalling between switches and static routing across the ATM network

•ATM Forum ILMI, UNI 3.0, UNI 3.1and UNI 4.0 signalling, selectable on a per- port basis, supporting point-to-point and point-to-multipoint Virtual Circuits

•Translation between UNI 3.0, UNI 3.1 and UNI 4.0 signalling

•Statistics for each Virtual Channel

•Virtual ports for Virtual Path (VP) tunnelling

•Virtual Path (VP) Switching capability (both PVP and SVP)

•Centralized PVC configuration

•Point-to-Multipoint PVCs

•Up to 1K of PVCs per module

•SNMP Network Management using LANE Client

•Command line Interface (CLI) management available remotely by using Telnet and/or directly by using the serial RS-232 port on the module front panel.

•Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) for software and configuration download and for configuration uploads (stores the configuration in a server)

•Full LAN Emulation (LANE) suite consisting of a LECS (LAN Emulation Configuration Server), a combined LES (LAN Emulation Server) and BUS (Broadcast Unknown Server), and a management LEC (LAN Emulation Client)

•ATM Forum LUNI 2.0 protocol

•Proprietary Resilient LECS

•Proprietary Resilient and Distributed LAN Emulation Services

•Multiple LES/BUS per module (up to 16)

•LECS support of multiple ELANs (up to 64)

•LECS ELAN client mapping (for secure ELANs)

•Efficient Point-to-Multipoint support using a minimal duplication scheme (patented)

•Up to 1K Point-to-Multipoint roots per module

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M770 specifications

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