Cisco Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(4)B

To specify the maximum number of PPPoE sessions that can be created on a PVC, use the following 
command in interface-ATM-VC configuration mode: 

PPPoE session limits created on a PVC using the pppoe max-sessions command take precedence over 
the limits created with the pppoe limit per-vc command.

PPPoE session limits created on a PVC take precedence over limits created in a VC class or ATM PVC 
range.

To specify the maximum number of PPPoE sessions that can be created in a VC class, use the following 
command in VC-class configuration mode:

PPPoE session limits created in a VC class using the pppoe max-sessions command take precedence 
over the limits created with the pppoe limit per-vc command.

PPPoE session limits created on a PVC and ATM PVC range take precedence over limits created in a 
VC class.

Router(config-if-atm-vc)# pppoe max-sessions 

Specifies the maximum number of PPPoE sessions that 
will be permitted on the PVC.

number-of-sessions—Maximum number of PPPoE 
sessions that will be permitted on the router. The 
range is from 0 to the maximum number of interfaces 
on the router.

Router(config-vc-class)# pppoe max-sessions 

Specifies the maximum number of PPPoE sessions that 
will be permitted in the VC class.

number-of-sessions—Maximum number of PPPoE 
sessions that will be permitted on the router. The 
range is from 0 to the maximum number of interfaces 
on the router.