Chapter 2

ATM Configuration

About this chapter

This chapter outlines the features and concepts of Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) and describes the key components of an Emulated LAN, including the LAN Emulation (LANE) Client, LANE Server, LANE Configuration Server, and Broadcast and Unknown Server (BUS). It also describes how to use FORE/IP over Simple Protocol for ATM Network Signaling (SPANS).

Topics in this chapter

This chapter discusses the following topics:

About ATM and ATM LANE
Preparing the ATM adapter for LANE
Configuring the ATM adapter for an Emulated LAN
Checking and completing the Emulated LAN configuration
Understanding FORE/IP over SPANS
Managing FORE/IP and PVCs