An important feature for the wide acceptance of ATM proposed as a standard by the ATM Forum. It makes ATM resemble Ethernet or token-ring (but not FDDI) to the local network. It allows broadcast and multicast messages. Sitting at the MAC layer, it is protocol-independent.
A technique that specifies the interfaces and protocols needed for providing LAN-supported functionality and connectivity in an ATM Environment. LANE allows existing LAN protocols to interoperable with the ATM protocols, interfaces and devices.
Typically used in LANE over ATM.
A set of ATM Forum specifications that enables you to bridge LANs overan ATM backbone, creating a single virtual network or ELAN. The ATM Forumhas defined LANE 1.0 and will finalize LANE 2.0 in March 1997.
A protocol to make an ATM network look and behave like an Ethernet or Token Ring LAN. The LANE protocol defines a service interface for higher layer (the network layer) protocols that is identical to that of existing LANs; and encapsulates data sent across the ATM network in the appropriate LAN MAC packet format. LAN Emulation allows interoperability between ATM and existing LAN technology.
It is a tecnica that specifies the interfaces and protocols necessary to provide to the LAN supports with connectivity and functionality in a development ATM.
A means of interconnecting LANs using ATM as a "bridge". Requires creating virtual circuits across the ATM backbone.
A set of protocols that allow existing Ethernet and Token Ring LAN services to overlie an ATM network. LANE allows connectivity among LAN- and ATM-attached stations. See also: Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM); local area network (LAN); protocol