Command Reference Guide

222 ● interface 3Com Router 5000 Family and Router 6000 Family
Command Reference
interface
Purpose Use the interface command to create a P2MP or P2P subinterface.
Use the undo interface command to delete the specified subinterface.
Syntax interface interface-type interface-number.subinterface-number [ p2mp |
p2p ]
undo interface interface-type interface-number.subinterface-number
Parameters interface-type
Type of in ter f ace .
interface-number
Interface number.
subinterface-number
Number of subinterface.
p2mp
Sets the type of the subinterface to point to
multipoint. It is the default subinterface type.
p2p
Sets the type of the subinterface to point to point.
Default By default, the type of subinterface is point to multipoint.
Example Create a subinterface on ATM interface 2/0/0.
<3Com > system-view
[3Com ] interface atm 2/0/0.1
[3Com -Atm2/0/0.1]
View This command can be used in the following views:
■ System view
Description You may configure point to multipoint or point to point subinterfaces on interfaces
that are ATM or on interfaces encapsulated with Frame Relay or X.25.
The number of subinterfaces you can create on an interface depends on the model of
your router.