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Re: Do ATM-based Exchange Points make sense anymore?

  • From: Petri Helenius
  • Date: Fri Aug 09 18:08:55 2002

> What functionality does PVC give you that the ethernet VLAN does not?
>
Thatīs quite easy. Endpoint liveness. A IPv4 host on a VLAN has no idea
if the guy on the "other end" died until the BGP timer expires.

FR has LMI, ATM has OAM. (and ILMI)

Pete