Enterasys atx Betriebsanweisung

Introduction

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The ATX uses a standardized internal format called canonical 
format, for packet translation. (Refer to Appendix B, Packet 
Translation Procedure

 for an explanation of the packet translation 

procedure.) The ATX converts all incoming packets into its internal 
format and then converts each packet from its internal format to 
either FDDI, Ethernet, or Token Ring format, depending on the 
packet's destination.

The ATX can interoperate with other vendors' translating bridges. 
Translation allows end-nodes to reach destinations on the FDDI 
ring as well as destinations attached to other vendors' translating 
bridges and routers. In Figure 1-5 for example, ATX A or ATX B 
could be bridge products from other vendors.

The ATX can route packets that use the IP and IPX, and Appletalk 
protocols. A brief overview of these follows. For more in-depth 
discussions, refer to the books listed in the section, Related 
Documentation

.