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Foil 62 ATM technology (5)

From Introduction to Networking Technologies CPS640 MultiMedia and Networking -- Spring Semester 1998. by Roman Markowski
1 Logical connection between end-stations
  • VC - Virtual Channel
  • VP - Virtual Path (a bundle of VCs)
  • VPI - Virtual Path Identifier - in ATM cell header
  • VCI - Virtual Channel Identifier - in ATM cell header
2 Permanent vs. Switched Virtual Channels
  • PVC - connections in a connection-oriented network which are established through prior configuration, not dynamically
  • SVC - connections in a connection-oriented network which is established dynamically. SVCs are established by signaling protocols
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