Cabletron Systems 6A000 User Manual

SmartCell 6A000 User Guide   3-1

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IP OVER ATM AND LANE

This chapter describes working with the SmartCell 6A000 IP over ATM VLAN and emulated LAN capabilities. At the 
end of this chapter you will be able to use your SmartCell 6A000 switch to

Create an IP over ATM VLAN

Create an emulated Ethernet LAN (LANE)

3.1

CREATING AN IP OVER ATM VLAN

This section describes implementing IP over ATM on your SmartCell 6A000 switch. The following assumptions are 
made:

The 6A000 switch will have a client on the IP over ATM VLAN

The ARP server will reside on the switch and correspond to the address of the switch client

All end nodes (computers, edge devices, and so on) support Switched Virtual Circuits (SVCs)

Log into the switch, either through the terminal port or through the Ethernet interface by telnet.

Create a client on the switch and assign it as the ARP server for the VLAN.

SmartCell ZX # add ipatmclient

ClientNumber(0) : 1 

ServerType(NONE) : local  < 

the ARP server is assigned to the switch client

ServerAddress()  :

IPAddress()  : 90.1.1.1   < 

IP address is for example only

NetMask(255.0.0.0) : 255.255.255.0   < 

subnet mask is for example only

MTU(9180)  :

SmartCell ZX # 

The example above creates a client on the switch, designates the client as the ARP server for the VLAN 
(

 = 

), and assigns the client an IP address and subnet mask.

The command 

 always prompts you with a subnet mask that is 

appropriate for the IP address. However, if necessary, you can change the subnet 
mask to correspond to the strategy employed within your networks.

Never create an IP over ATM VLAN (or an IP over ATM client) with the same 
subnet as the SmartCell 6A000 Ethernet port.