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Title: DEC Network Integration Server (DECNIS)
Notice:Please read note 1 to use this conference effectively
Moderator:MARVIN::WELCH
Created:Wed Sep 18 1991
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3660
Total number of notes:15082

3567.0. "ATM multipoint routing circuits ?" by TAGAUS::AURAND () Thu Mar 06 1997 11:46

    Hi,
    
    a customer of use has two questions about the ATM capabilities of the
    DECnis:
    
    1. Are ATM 'Multipoint' Routing Circuits supported ? As far as I can
       see, at the moment only Point-to-Point circuits are allowed. Any plans 
       to support this in the future ?
       The DECnis is connected to a GigaSwitch/ATM with serveral Digital
       UNIX systems in the ATM network. The DECnis should be used as
       default gateway for the systems in the ATM network and the customer
       would like to avoid the definition of all ATM Routing Circuits.
    
    2. Is it possible to define the same IP address for all ATM Routing
       Circuits ? As ATM Circuits are Point-to-Point Routing Circuits I 
       think this could be made by defining NO subnet address, then the
       DECnis should use the Manual IP Address. Correct ? 
    
    Many thanks for your help
    
    	Andreas
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3567.1No multipoint, but you can avoid the many subnetsGALVIA::thebe.ilo.dec.com::rawlingsFri Mar 14 1997 16:1720

	Hi Andreas,

	I assume that what you want is to have a single routing
	circuit associated with many ATM PVCs to different end-systems.
	I'm afraid this is not possible, nor is it planned.

	You are correct in the second point. You can define the
	neighbour IP address rather than assigning a subnet to 
	the each circuit.

	I suggest you look at the example ATM scripts, specifically
	the one relating to classical IP.

	Please come back if it's not clear from the examples.

		Mark.