Riverstone Networks WICT1-12 User Manual

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Riverstone Networks RS Switch Router User Guide   Release 8.0   8-1
8 ATM CONFIGURATION GUIDE
This chapter provides an overview of the Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) features available for the 
Riverstone RS Switch Router. ATM is a cell switching technology used to establish multiple connections over a 
physical link. In addition, you can configure each of these connections with its own traffic parameters, providing 
more control over specific connections within a network.
The ATM line card provides an ATM interface, allowing integration of ATM with Ethernet and other interfaces 
within a network topology supported by the Riverstone RS Switch Router. This chapter discusses the following 
tasks:
Configuring ATM ports
Configuring virtual channels
Traffic shaping
Managing traffic
Bridging ATM traffic
Routing ATM traffic
Configuring point-to-point connections (PPP)