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Figure 6.15. An LEC and its VCC relationships with <strong>the</strong><br />

Classical IP over ATM<br />

LANE servers.<br />

The IETF's Classical IP over ATM was <strong>the</strong> first evolution of <strong>the</strong> IP over<br />

ATM effort. Classical IP, like LANE, treats ATM-connected devices as if<br />

<strong>the</strong>y are all connected locally on <strong>the</strong> same Layer 2 segment. This<br />

leaves Layer 3 communication between segments <strong>to</strong> IP routers with<br />

ATM interfaces. This approach reflects IP's architectural Layer 2<br />

indifference <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> actual transmission of IP datagrams, which only

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