LANE on ATM
LANE emulates an IEEE 802.3 Ethernet or IEEE 802.5 Token Ring LAN using ATM technology. LANE provides a service interface for network layer protocols that is identical to existing MAC layers. No changes are required to existing upper-layer protocols and applications. With LANE, Ethernet and Token Ring packets are encapsulated in the appropriate ATM cells and sent across the ATM network. When the packets reach the other side of the ATM network, they are de-encapsulated. LANE essentially bridges LAN traffic across ATM switches.
Benefits of LANE
ATM is a cell-switching and multiplexing technology designed to combine the benefits of circuit switching (constant transmission delay and guaranteed capacity) with those of packet switching ...
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