Specifications

LAN Emulation
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The following diagram shows how an Ethernet host communicates to an ATM
host using LANE.
Note that, in switched virtual connection (SVC) environments, LANE
entities (e.g., LEC, LES and BUS) set up connections between each other
using UNI signaling and a best effort quality of service.
Components of LANE
LANE has been subdivided into four major components, each of which will be
discussed:
1. LAN Emulation Client (LEC)
2. LAN Emulation Services
— Lan Emulation Server (LES)
— Broadcast and Unknown Server (BUS)
— Lan Emulation Configuration Server (LECS)
The components of an Emulated LAN network include Clients (e.g., ATM
workstations and ATM bridges) and the components of the LAN Emulation
Services. Since your switch is a Lan Emulation Client, it interacts with the
three components of the LAN Emulation Services (which physically reside
elsewhere in the network — either in an ATM End System workstation or at
the ATM switch).
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