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Chapter25 Configuring ATM Router Module Interfaces
Hardware and Software Restrictions of the ATM Router Module
Catalyst 8510 MSR ATM Router Module Software Restrictions
The following software restrictions apply to the Catalyst 8510 MSR e nhanced ATM router module:
Use tag switching functionality with caution. Do not distribute routes learned through tag switching
to FE or GE, or vice versa. Otherwise, you might have unreachable route destinations.
The ATM router module does not initialize if it replaces an ATM port adapter or interface module
when hierarchical VP tunnels are globally enabled. Reboot the switch to initialize the ATM router
module.
ATM Director does not support any PVC commands.
RFC 1483 on the ATM router module supports only AAL5 SNAP encapsulation.
Even though each ATM router module interface supports a maximum of 2048 VCs, only
1400 to 1500 external VCs can be configured. Internal VCs use up the rest.
Do not install an ATM router module in a slot pair where hierarchical VP tunnels are configured.
Slot pair 0 and 1 and slot pair 3 and 4 use the same switching modules for scheduling. For example,
do not install an ATM router module in slot1 when hierarchical VP tunnels are configured on slot 0.
For more information on hierarchical VP tunneling restrictions, see Chapter7, “Configuring Virtual
Connections.”
RFC 1577 SVCs
LANE clients are not supported.
Only UBR PVCs are supported.
IP multicast is only supported over 1483 LLC/SNAP encapsulated PVCs.
The Catalyst 8510 MSR and LightStream 1010 ATM router modules do not support the following
features:
Tag-edged router functionality is not supported.
SSRP is not supported.
Bridging for multiplexing device encapsulation is not supported.
Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) IP multipoint signalling is not supported.
PIM nonbroadcast multiaccess (NBMA) is not supported.
PIM over ATM multipoint signalling is not supported.
Translation from IP quality of service (QoS) to ATM QoS is not supported.
Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP) to ATM SVC is not supported.
PVC management using ILMI is not supported.
Access lists for ATM to ATM routing is not supported.
Half-bridge devices are not supported.
RFC 1483 MUX encapsulation
IP multicast over RFC 1483 SVCs are not supported.
ACLs for IP, and standard ACLs for IPX is not supported.