Alcatel-Lucent 1643 AMS Applications And Planning Manual page 205

Ethernet Overview
The WAN port that supports the Repeater mode requires the provisioning of the
following parameters:
• WAN port capacity (require manual provisioning) at 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 50 or 100
Mbit/s
• association of the WAN port to a LAN port
• create cross-connections between VC-X and TU-X (where X=12 or 3).
The following figure shows the network element configured in the Repeater operation
mode.
A virtual switch in repeater mode emulates an Ethernet repeater except that it
• breaks-up the collision domains,
• removes the length limitation of CSMA/CD LANs, and
• also works in full-duplex mode.
Synonyms
The TransLAN
mode" or "buffered repeater mode".
Intended use
The repeater mode is only intended to be used in point-to-point configurations to offer
a leased-lines type of service. The repeater mode is supported by E/FE as well as GbE
TransLAN
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