Configuring Atm; Overview - Juniper JUNOSE 11.1.X - LINK LAYER CONFIGURATION 4-7-2010 Configuration Manual

Chapter 1

Configuring ATM

Overview

This chapter introduces basic Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) concepts, describes
features of the ATM interfaces, and provides information for configuring ATM on E
Series routers.
This chapter contains the following sections:
Overview on page 3
Platform Considerations on page 10
References on page 11
Supported Features on page 12
ATM NBMA on page 13
Operations, Administration, and Management of ATM Interfaces on page 15
Before You Configure ATM on page 21
Configuration Tasks on page 22
Creating a Basic Configuration on page 22
Setting Optional Parameters on page 24
Configuring OAM on page 33
Configuring an NBMA Interface on page 39
Creating an NBMA Static Map on page 40
Assigning Descriptions to Interfaces on page 42
Sending Interface Descriptions to AAA on page 43
Configuring Individual ATM PVC Parameters on page 45
Configuring ATM VC Classes on page 55
Configuring Dynamic ATM 1483 Subinterfaces on page 69
Monitoring ATM on page 69
ATM is a high-speed networking technology that handles data in fixed-size units
called cells. It enables high-speed communication between edge routers and core
routers in an ATM network.
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Overview