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Contents
Preface
Before You Begin ............................................................................................................xvii
Related Publications ......................................................................................................xviii
How to Get Help ..............................................................................................................xix
Chapter 1
Terminology and Concepts
Terminology ....................................................................................................................1-1
LAN Emulation Basics ..............................................................................................1-1
Emulated LAN (ELAN) .......................................................................................1-2
LAN Emulation Client (LEC) ..............................................................................1-2
LAN Emulation Configuration Server (LECS) ....................................................1-3
LAN Emulation Server (LES) .............................................................................1-3
Broadcast and Unknown Server (BUS) .............................................................1-3
Virtual Ports .......................................................................................................1-4
ATM Network Interfaces and Signaling Protocols ....................................................1-6
User-to-Network Interface (UNI) ........................................................................1-6
Network-to-Network Interface (NNI) ..................................................................1-6
Interim Inter-Switch Signaling Protocol (IISP) ...................................................1-6
Private Network to Network Interface (PNNI) ....................................................1-7
Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) ...........................................................1-9
Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) ...............................................................1-9
Forwarding Protocols .............................................................................................1-10
Multi-Protocol Over ATM (MPOA) ....................................................................1-10
Targetless ARP ................................................................................................1-11