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Riverstone Networks RS Switch Router User Guide Release 8.0 8-1
8 ATM CONFIGURATION GUIDE
This chapter provides an overview of the Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) features available for the
Riverstone RS Switch Router. ATM is a cell switching technology used to establish multiple connections over a
physical link. In addition, you can configure each of these connections with its own traffic parameters, providing
more control over specific connections within a network.
The ATM line card provides an ATM interface, allowing integration of ATM with Ethernet and other interfaces
within a network topology supported by the Riverstone RS Switch Router. This chapter discusses the following
tasks:
• Configuring ATM ports
• Configuring virtual channels
• Traffic shaping
• Managing traffic
• Bridging ATM traffic
• Routing ATM traffic
• Configuring point-to-point connections (PPP)