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C-10 APPENDIX C: ATM AND VLAN MANAGEMENT BASICS
operate in a Switched Virtual Channel (SVC),Permanent Virtual Channel (PVC), or
mixed SVC/PVC environment.
Figure C-3 LAN Emulation Components
Admin and Default VLANs
Two special purpose ATM-based VLANs are established automatically by
the system, the Network Administration VLAN and the Default VLAN.
The Network Administration VLAN To control the ATM Network and
receive status information from it, the Transcend ATM and VLAN
Manager requires SNMP connectivity to each device in the network at all
times. In the SuperStack II Switch 2700 module, a special VLAN (“admin”
VLAN) is dedicated to efficiently implement this connectivity in a way that
is not affected by changes in the network. The initialization procedure
described in this chapter establishes such an Admin VLAN.
It is possible for the Transcend ATM and VLAN Manager to operate
without a dedicated Network Administration VLAN. To manage the
devices, the device must have an IP address configured to one of the
bridge groups and the device must be reachable directly via a router. If