Optibase MGW 2400 WMT - Manual (Page 134)

Appendix C • Optimizing your Network
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(Metropolitan Area Network). LAN Emulation (LANE) is used
in these types of networks to give an Ethernet feel to the
network. This emulation is easier to implement than IP
emulation over ATM and is much more popular. ATM’s broad
bandwidth (155Mb) and interfaces, with no collisions, is ideal
for streaming.