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etween <strong>the</strong> different ELANS must be provided ei<strong>the</strong>r by a translation<br />

bridge or by a router, in <strong>the</strong> same manner required by traditional LAN<br />

operation.<br />

ATM endpoints using LANE exchange control messages and data by<br />

establishing bidirectional (send/receive) and unidirectional (receive<br />

only) point-<strong>to</strong>-point Virtual Circuit Connections (VCCs) between each<br />

o<strong>the</strong>r and <strong>the</strong> LANE servers. There are four basic kinds of VCCs:<br />

configuration, control, data direct, and multicast. Control and<br />

configuration VCCs are used <strong>to</strong> exchange messages between LANE<br />

clients and servers. Data direct VCCs are used by LANE clients <strong>to</strong><br />

exchange Layer 3 datagrams. Multicast VCCs are established between<br />

LANE clients and <strong>the</strong> BUS <strong>to</strong> send and receive Layer 3 broadcast<br />

datagrams, and <strong>the</strong> initial unicast datagrams generated by <strong>the</strong> source<br />

client which have a Layer 3 address, but no ATM address.<br />

Of <strong>the</strong> four operational LANE components, only three need <strong>to</strong> be<br />

replicated on a per-ELAN basis. The following is a brief description of<br />

each of <strong>the</strong> LANE components and <strong>the</strong>ir operation. It should be noted<br />

that all <strong>the</strong>se components can be provided by any LANE-compatible<br />

ATM device (that is, a router, ATM switch, or ATM-equipped LAN<br />

switch). When implementing LANE from a <strong>network</strong> recovery<br />

standpoint, it is best <strong>to</strong> have <strong>the</strong> different LANE servers operating on<br />

different ATM devices, ra<strong>the</strong>r than on a single device. LANE operates<br />

<strong>the</strong> same with all compatible devices, but configuration will be specific<br />

<strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> device's manufacturing directions.<br />

LAN Emulation Server<br />

The LAN Emulation Server (LES) functions as an address resolution<br />

server for <strong>the</strong> entire ELAN. When an LEC joins <strong>the</strong> ELAN, or when it<br />

requires <strong>the</strong> ATM address associated with specific MAC address, <strong>the</strong><br />

LES performs registration and lookup services. MAC-<strong>to</strong>-ATM address<br />

resolution is managed with <strong>the</strong> LAN Emulation Address Resolution<br />

Pro<strong>to</strong>col (LEARP). The LES s<strong>to</strong>res <strong>the</strong> MAC-<strong>to</strong>-ATM address mappings<br />

in a locally s<strong>to</strong>red cache. If a request is made for an ATM address that<br />

<strong>the</strong> LES does not have, a LEARP query is made on <strong>the</strong> behalf of <strong>the</strong><br />

LES by <strong>the</strong> BUS. If more than one ELAN exists, each ELAN within <strong>the</strong><br />

ATM <strong>network</strong> must have its own LES.

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