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Chapter 5
Customizing ATM DXI PVCs
Once you add PVCs to your router, you may want to customize them for your
specific network configuration.
Setting a VPI/VCI Pair
A virtual path is a set of virtual channels between a common source and
destination. The virtual channels within a virtual path logically associate to a
common identifier. This identifier is called the virtual path identifier (VPI) and is
part of the cell header.
A virtual channel is a logical connection between two communicating ATM
entities. Each virtual channel may carry a different protocol or traffic type. The
virtual channel transports cells that have a common identifier. The identifier is
called the virtual channel identifier (VCI) and is part of the cell header.
Note: You must first add an ATM DXI interface to the router and add PVCs to
that interface before you can customize any PVCs. For instructions on how to
start ATM DXI, how to add ATM DXI interfaces, or how to add PVCs to an
ATM DXI interface, refer to Cha
pter 1.
Note: ATM DXI does not allow duplicate VPI/VCI pairs on the same ATM
physical interface (that is, on the same link module). However, duplicate
VPI/VCI pairs can exist on different physical interfaces (that is, on different
link modules).
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