Chapter 3: Local Management

3.12THE ELAN PROPERTIES SCREEN

To access the ELAN Properties screen from the ATM LEC screen, perform the following steps:

1.Use the arrow keys to highlight the LEC PROPERTIES menu item of the ATM LEC screen.

2.Press ENTER; the ELAN Properties screen, Figure 3-10, displays.

 

6E132-25 LOCAL MANAGEMENT

INTERFACE 25 ELAN PROPERTIES

Device Name:6E132-25

Flash Image Revision: XX.XX.XX

Slot Number: X

BOOTPROM Revision: XX.XX.XX

LEC Index: 1

LEC STATE: initialState(1)

LEC ID: 0

Status: notInService(2)

LANE Version: [1.0]

Actual ELAN Name:

LEC ATM ADDR: 0x00.0000.00.000000.0000.0000.0000.000000000000.00

LECS ATM ADDR: 0x00.0000.00.000000.0000.0000.0000.000000000000.00

LES ATM ADDR: 0x00.0000.00.000000.0000.0000.0000.000000000000.00

BUS ATM ADDR: 0x00.0000.00.000000.0000.0000.0000.000000000000.00

LECS Configuration Direct VCC: 0, 0

LES Control Direct VCC: 0 ,0

LES Control Distribute VCC: 0, 0

BUS Multicast Send VCC: 0, 0

BUS Multicast Forward VCC: 0, 0

NEXT

PREV

EXIT

RETURN

Figure 3-10 The ELAN Properties Screen

3.12.1 ELAN Properties Screen Fields

The ELAN Properties screen is a read-only screen that allows the user to view current information on multiple LAN Emulation components.

The following list explains each of the ELAN Properties screen fields:

LEC Index (Read-Only)

This field is used to identify this LEC in the ATM Forum’s LEC MIB. This value is provided dynamically and is not modifiable by the user.

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HSIM-A6DP specifications

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