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ForeRunner
ATM Switch Network Configuration Manual
MPOA
4.2 LANE Primer
LANE is the foundation on which MPOA is built. Therefore, before presenting an explanation
of MPOA, an understanding of LANE components and their operation in an ELAN is needed.
4.2.1 LANE Components
An ELAN includes the following components:
LANE/MPOA Client (LEC/MPC)
The LEC/MPC can wear two different “hats.” When
wearing its LEC “hat,” it simply communicates with
other ELAN components (the LES and BUS) to
resolve MAC addresses into ATM addresses. When it
puts on its MPC “hat,” the additional function of the
LEC/MPC in an MPOA-aware network is to source
and sink internetwork shortcuts.
LAN Emulation
Configuration Server (LECS)
Runs on a Solaris workstation or a FORE Systems
ATM switch. Maintains information about all ELANs
within the administrative domain. When the
LEC/MPC successfully communicates with the
LECS, the LECS provides a list of ELANs which the
LEC/MPC can join. The LECS may be configured
with various MPOA parameters. LEC/MPCs that
connect to LANE/MPOA services through an
MPOA-aware LECS are configured with these
centrally-supplied MPOA parameters. LEC/MPCs
that connect through an LECS that does not contain
MPOA parameters still perform flow analysis and
attempt inter-ELAN shortcuts according to their
user-editable or factory-default settings.
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