
10 Documentation Roadmap (308665-15.2 Rev 00)
ATM protocols
Nortel Networks supports several ATM services. To configure an ATM network, start with ATM
Services and then go to the other manuals for the protocols that you want to add. Click on any of
the following for a description:
Configuring ATM Services
Asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) relays traffic across a Broadband Integrated Services Digital
Network (B-ISDN). ATM provides a cost-effective way of transmitting voice, video, and data
across a WAN network. ATM can also emulate a LAN network and allow virtual communication
between traditional LAN devices. This manual describes how to configure ATM services on a
Nortel Networks router.
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Configuring ATM DXI Services
ATM Data Exchange Interface (DXI) enables you to access an ATM network over a synchronous
connection. Synchronous interfaces use link modules that work with a Fast Routing Engine (FRE)
to form an Intelligent Link Interface (ILI) pair. This ILI pair must use ATM DXI as a WAN
protocol to connect to an ATM data service unit/channel service unit (DSU/CSU). The DSU/CSU
then converts these packets to uniform 53-byte cells for transmission over the ATM network. This
manual describes how to configure ATM DXI services on a Nortel Networks router.
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Configuring ATM Half-Bridge Services
The ATM Half Bridge (AHB) protocol operates on BLN and BCN routers that connect remote
hosts to an IP routed network via a digital subscriber line (DSL). AHB converts bridged frames
containing IP packets to unencapsulated routed frames and performs the reverse function for
packets returning from the opposite direction. AHB meets the requirements of public network
providers who want to develop an end-to-end solution using DSL to provide high-speed Internet
and remote LAN access to ISPs and corporate networks. This manual describes how to configure
AHB services on a Nortel Networks router.
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ATM Services
ATM DXI
ATM Half Bridge
MPOA and NHRP
TDM
VRRP
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