IBM SG24-4817-00 manual 2 8285 Front Panel, Shows the front panel of the IBM 8285 base unit

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•Controls the ATM cell switching between appropriate ports and performs the functions associated with the establishment and management of ATM circuits.

•Provides a management interface (via an SNMP manager or an ASCII/TELNET terminal) for monitoring, configuration, and microcode distribution.

•Provides an Forum-Compliant LAN Emulation implementation which supports:

−Integrated LAN Emulation Server (LES)/Broadcast and Unknown Server (BUS)

There are two instances of the LES/BUS in the 8285 ATM Control Point, allowing up to two Emulated LANs (ELANs), either token-ring or Ethernet, to be configure.

−Integrated LAN Emulation Client (LEC)

There are two instances of the LEC configurable in the 8285 ATM Control Point, allowing the 8285 ATM Control Point to be accessible from up to two ELANs, either token-ring or Ethernet.

−LAN Emulation Configuration Server (LECS)

Although the LECS function is not integrated in to the 8285 ATM Control Point, support is provided for using an external LECS by using its

well-known address, or by getting its ATM address through the ILMI protocol.

2.2.28285 Front Panel

Figure 5 shows the front panel of the IBM 8285 base unit.

Figure 5. Front Panel of the IBM 8285 Nways ATM Workgroup Switch Base Unit

As found in the Figure 5, there are ports, LEDs, connectors and a button that the user can access from the front panel.

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