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Overview
This chapter describes the procedure for installing a
3C971-F ATMLink PCI adapter driver for Microsoft
Windows NT™ 3.51 workstations. The 3C971-F
adapter driver provides standards-based ATM LAN
emulation connectivity to an ATM network. This
allows you to run legacy LAN applications, Ethernet
networking technologies and Ethernet protocols over
an ATM network.
The LAN emulation SVC driver utilizes signaling
software to establish connections between two end
stations on the ATM network. The driver operates
below the host's Link Level protocol. It provides for
broadcast/multicast addressing, along with other
LAN-like services, so that host network protocols
function as if they were talking to a real MAC layer of
an Ethernet interface. Connections are set up and
torn down dynamically by the signaling software
provided with the 3C971-F adapter. Once the LAN
emulation server (LES) has been set up on the ATM
network, it is easy to add a LAN emulation client
(LEC) to the network.
CAUTION: Your ATM switch must be set to support
the UNI 3.0 standard for switched virtual circuits.
Multiple LAN Emulation Clients
The 3C971-F adapter can communicate with up to
four LAN emulation servers (LESs) at a time. During
installation of the hardware driver, four client
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