Hitachi US7070447-001 User Manual
HiSpeed Switch Troubleshooting Guide
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US7070447-001, Rev 01
Draft Level—Hitachi Confidential
Permanent Virtual Circuits vs.
Switched Virtual Circuits
Switched Virtual Circuits
ATM connections can be established manually (Permanent Virtual Circuits) or
dynamically (Switches Virtual Circuits). Permanent Virtual Circuits (PVCs) are
usually defined for long-term connections and automatically re-established after a
network failure. Switched Virtual Circuits (SVCs) uses Q.2931 signaling to
define and release connections as needed. Unlike PVCs, SVC connections are not
automatically re-established after a network failure.
dynamically (Switches Virtual Circuits). Permanent Virtual Circuits (PVCs) are
usually defined for long-term connections and automatically re-established after a
network failure. Switched Virtual Circuits (SVCs) uses Q.2931 signaling to
define and release connections as needed. Unlike PVCs, SVC connections are not
automatically re-established after a network failure.
The HiSpeed switch implements the following ATM services:
❒
LAN Emulation (LANE)
❒
Classical IP over ATM (CIP)
❒
Point-to-Point Bridging (PTOP)
❒
Trunking
LAN Emulation (LANE)
LANE emulates a traditional LAN (ie. Ethernet or Token Ring) over ATM by
mapping MAC addresses to ATM addresses, connectionless technologies to
connection-oriented technologies, and emulating the broadcast nature of LANs.
mapping MAC addresses to ATM addresses, connectionless technologies to
connection-oriented technologies, and emulating the broadcast nature of LANs.
Figure 11-2.
ATM LANE
OC-3
L E C
vci 32
vci 45
vci 67
vci 32
OC-3
vci 39
LES/BUS
LES/BUS
L E C
VLAN = ELAN
VLAN = ELAN
* Every ELAN must have (1) unique LES/BUS pair.
** Valid LEC values range from 0 through 31.
** Valid LEC values range from 0 through 31.
Workstation
LECS
Native ATM device
Native ATM device