Operation Of The Lan Emulation; Connecting A Lec To An Elan - 3Com CoreBuilder 7000 Operation Manual

144 C 7: LAN E
HAPTER
Operation of the
LAN Emulation
Connecting a LEC to
an ELAN
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MULATION ERSIONS AND
Figure 47 The Flush Protocol
The following functions are performed by the LAN Emulation. The LAN
Emulation Clients (LEC) and the LAN Emulation Servers interact by way of
a well-defined interface (LUNI).

Connecting a LEC to an ELAN

Registration


Address Resolution


Connection Management
The connection function of the LEC with the LAN Emulation Server
includes the following:


LECS connect phase in which a LEC establishes a configuration
data-direct VCC to the LECS (optional).


The configuration phase in which the LAN Emulation Client discovers
the LAN Emulation Service.


The join phase in which the LAN Emulation Client establishes its
control connections to the LAN Emulation Server. The LEC may also
implicitly register one MAC address with the LES.


The registering by the LAN Emulation Client of any number of MAC
addresses and/or route descriptors.
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