Mode of operation
Ethernet point-to-point transport can be realized by using any of the TransLAN
®
operational modes. However, the preferred mode of operation for the direct
interconnection of two LANs is the repeater mode.
Related information
Please also refer to “Repeater mode” (p. 8-60).
Ethernet multipoint transport with dedicated bandwidth
The following figure shows a network example of a multipoint Ethernet over SDH
network with dedicated bandwidth:
This multipoint network is dedicated to a single user.
Mode of operation
Ethernet multi-point transport with dedicated bandwidth can be realized by using any
of the following TransLAN
®
operational modes:
• LAN-VPN mode
• STP virtual switch mode compliant with IEEE 802.1Q
• STP virtual switch mode compliant with IEEE 802.1ad (provider bridge mode)
TransLAN equipment
SDH network
LAN
(customer A)
Ethernet connection
LAN
(customer A)
LAN
(customer A)
LAN
(customer A)
Traffic provisioning
Ethernet over SDH applications
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