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This chapter describes how to configure virtual connections (VCs) in a typical ATM network after autoconfiguration has established the default network connections. The network configuration modifications described in this chapter are used to optimize your ATM network operation.
The tasks to configure virtual connections are described in the following sections:
This section lists the various virtual connections (VC) types in Table 6-1.
| Connection | Point-to- Point | Point-to- Multipoint | Transit | Terminate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Permanent virtual channel link (PVCL) | x | x | --- | --- |
Permanent virtual path link (PVPL) | x | x | --- | --- |
Permanent virtual channel (PVC) | x | x | x | x |
Permanent virtual path (PVP) | x | x | x | --- |
Soft permanent virtual channel (Soft PVC) | x | --- | x | --- |
Soft permanent virtual path (Soft PVP) | x | --- | x | --- |
Switched virtual circuit (SVC) | x | x | x | x |
Switched virtual path (SVP) | x | x | x | --- |
This section describes configuring virtual channel connections (VCCs) on the ATM switch router. A VCC is established as a bidirectional facility to transfer ATM traffic between two ATM layer users. Figure 6-1 shows an example VCC between ATM user A and user D.
An end-to-end VCC, as shown in Figure 6-1 between user A and user D, has two parts:
The common endpoint between an internal connection and a link occurs at the switch interface. The endpoint of the internal connection is also referred to as a connection leg or half-leg. A cross-connect connects two legs together.

To configure a point-to-point VCC, perform the following steps, beginning in global configuration mode:
| Step | Command | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | interface atm card/subcard/port | Selects the interface to be configured. |
| 2 | atm pvc vpi-A [vci-A | any-vci1] [rx-cttr index] [tx-cttr index] interface atm card/subcard/port[.vpt#] vpi-B [vci-B | any-vci] | Configures the PVC. |
| 1The any-vci parameter is only available for interface atm0. |
The following example shows how to configure the internal cross-connect PVC on Switch B between interface 3/0/1, VPI = 0, VCI = 50, and interface 3/0/2, VPI = 2, VCI = 100 (see Figure 6-1):
Switch-B(config)# interface atm 3/0/1 Switch-B(config-if)# atm pvc 0 50 interface atm 3/0/2 2 100
The following example shows how to configure the internal cross-connect PVC on Switch C between interface 0/0/0, VPI = 2, VCI = 100, and interface 0/0/1, VPI 50, VCI = 255:
Switch-C(config)# interface atm 0/0/0 Switch-C(config-if)# atm pvc 2 100 interface atm 0/0/1 50 255
Each subsequent VC cross-connection and link must be configured until the VC is terminated to create the entire VCC.
To show the VCC configuration, use the following EXEC commands:
| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
show atm interface [atm card/subcard/port] | Shows the ATM interface configuration. |
show atm vc [interface atm card/subcard/port | Shows the PVC interface configuration. |
The following example shows the Switch B PVC configuration on ATM interface 3/0/1:
Switch-B# show atm interface
Interface: ATM3/0/1 Port-type: oc3suni
IF Status: UP Admin Status: up
Auto-config: enabled AutoCfgState: completed
IF-Side: Network IF-type: NNI
Uni-type: not applicable Uni-version: not applicable
Max-VPI-bits: 8 Max-VCI-bits: 14
Max-VP: 255 Max-VC: 16383
ConfMaxSvpcVpi: 255 CurrMaxSvpcVpi: 255
ConfMaxSvccVpi: 255 CurrMaxSvccVpi: 255
ConfMinSvccVci: 35 CurrMinSvccVci: 35
Svc Upc Intent: pass Signalling: Enabled
ATM Address for Soft VC: 47.0091.8100.0000.00e0.4fac.b401.4000.0c80.8000.00
Configured virtual links:
PVCLs SoftVCLs SVCLs TVCLs PVPLs SoftVPLs SVPLs Total-Cfgd Inst-Conns
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
Logical ports(VP-tunnels): 0
Input cells: 264330 Output cells: 273471
5 minute input rate: 0 bits/sec, 0 cells/sec
5 minute output rate: 0 bits/sec, 0 cells/sec
Input AAL5 pkts: 172613, Output AAL5 pkts: 177185, AAL5 crc errors: 0
The following example shows the Switch B PVC configuration on ATM interface 3/0/1:
Switch-B# show atm vc interface atm 3/0/1 Interface VPI VCI Type X-Interface X-VPI X-VCI Encap Status ATM3/0/1 0 5 PVC ATM0 0 57 QSAAL UP ATM3/0/1 0 16 PVC ATM0 0 37 ILMI UP ATM3/0/1 0 18 PVC ATM0 0 73 PNNI UP ATM3/0/1 0 50 PVC ATM3/0/2 2 100 UP ATM3/0/1 1 50 PVC ATM0 0 80 SNAP UP
The following example shows the Switch B PVC configuration on ATM interface 3/0/1, VPI = 0, VCI = 50, with the switch processor feature card installed:
Switch-B# show atm vc interface atm 3/0/1 0 50 Interface: ATM3/0/1, Type: oc3suni VPI = 0 VCI = 50 Status: UP Time-since-last-status-change: 4d02h Connection-type: PVC Cast-type: point-to-point Packet-discard-option: disabled Usage-Parameter-Control (UPC): pass Wrr weight: 32 Number of OAM-configured connections: 0 OAM-configuration: disabled OAM-states: Not-applicable Cross-connect-interface: ATM3/0/2, Type: oc3suni Cross-connect-VPI = 2 Cross-connect-VCI = 100 Cross-connect-UPC: pass Cross-connect OAM-configuration: disabled Cross-connect OAM-state: Not-applicable Threshold Group: 5, Cells queued: 0 Rx cells: 0, Tx cells: 0 Tx Clp0:0, Tx Clp1: 0 Rx Clp0:0, Rx Clp1: 0 Rx Upc Violations:0, Rx cell drops:0 Rx Clp0 q full drops:0, Rx Clp1 qthresh drops:0 Rx connection-traffic-table-index: 1 Rx service-category: UBR (Unspecified Bit Rate) Rx pcr-clp01: 7113539 Rx scr-clp01: none Rx mcr-clp01: none Rx cdvt: 1024 (from default for interface) Rx mbs: none Tx connection-traffic-table-index: 1 Tx service-category: UBR (Unspecified Bit Rate) Tx pcr-clp01: 7113539 Tx scr-clp01: none Tx mcr-clp01: none Tx cdvt: none Tx mbs: none
This section describes configuring point-to-point and point-to-multipoint terminating PVC connections. Terminating connections provide the connection to the ATM switch router's route processor for LAN Emulation (LANE), IP over ATM, and control channels for Integrated Local Management Interface (ILMI), signalling, and Private Network-to-Network Interface (PNNI) plus network management.
Figure 6-2 shows an example of transit and terminating connections.

Point-to-point and point-to-multipoint are two types of terminating connections. Both terminating connections are configured using the same commands as transit connections (discussed in the previous sections). However, all switch terminating connections use interface atm0 to connect to the route processor.
To configure both point-to-point and point-to-multipoint terminating PVC connections, perform the following steps, beginning in global configuration mode
| Step | Command | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | interface atm card-A/subcard-A/port-A[.vpt#] | Selects the interface to be configured. |
| 2 | atm pvc vpi-A [vci-A | any-vci1] [cast-type type] [rx-cttr index] [tx-cttr index] interface atm card-B/subcard-B/port-B[.vpt#] vpi-B [vci-B | any-vci2] [encap type] [cast-type type] | Configures the PVC between ATM switch router connections. |
| 1The any-vci feature is only available for interface atm0. |
When configuring point-to-multipoint PVC connections using the atm pvc command, the root point is port A and the leaf points are port B.
The following example shows how to configure the internal cross-connect PVC between interface 3/0/1, VPI = 1, VCI =50, and the terminating connection at the route processor interface atm0, VPI = 0, and VCI unspecified:
Switch-B(config)# interface atm 3/0/1 Switch-B(config-if)# atm pvc 1 50 interface atm0 0 any-vci encap aal5snap
The following example shows how to configure the route processor leg of any terminating PVC:
Switch(config)# interface atm0 Switch(config-if)# atm pvc 0 any-vci
When configuring the route processor leg of a PVC that is not a tunnel, the VPI should be configured as 0. The preferred method of VCI configuration is to select the any-vci parameter, unless a specific VCI is needed as a parameter in another command, such as map-list.
To display the terminating PVC configuration VCs on the interface, use the following EXEC command:
| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
show atm vc interface atm card/subcard/port vpi vci | Shows the PVC configured on the interface. |
See the section "Displaying VCCs" for examples of the show atm vc commands.
This section describes configuring a PVP connection. Figure 6-3 shows an example of PVPs configured through the ATM switch routers.

To configure a PVP connection, perform the following steps, beginning in global configuration mode:
| Step | Command | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | interface atm card/subcard/port | Selects the physical interface to be configured. |
| 2 | atm pvp vpi-A [rx-cttr index] [tx-cttr index] interface atm card/subcard/port vpi-B | Configures the interface PVP. |
The following example shows how to configure the internal cross-connect PVP within Switch B between interfaces 4/0/0, VPI = 30, and interface 1/1/1, VPI = 45:
Switch-B(config)# interface atm 4/0/0 Switch-B(config-if)# atm pvp 30 interface atm 1/1/1 45
The following example shows how to configure the internal cross-connect PVP within Switch C between interfaces 0/1/3, VPI = 45, and interface 1/1/0, VPI = 50:
Switch-C(config)# interface atm 0/1/3 LS1010(config-if)# atm pvp 45 interface atm 1/1/0 50
Each subsequent PVP cross connection and link must be configured until the VP is terminated to create the entire PVP.
To show the ATM interface configuration, use the following EXEC command:
| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
show atm vp [interface atm card/subcard/port vpi] | Shows the ATM VP configuration. |
The following example shows the PVP configuration of Switch B:
Switch-B# show atm vp Interface VPI Type X-Interface X-VPI Status ATM1/1/1 45 PVP ATM4/0/0 30 UP ATM4/0/0 30 PVP ATM1/1/1 45 UP
The following example shows the PVP configuration of Switch B with the switch processor feature card installed:
Switch-B# show atm vp interface atm 4/0/0 30 Interface: ATM4/0/0, Type: ds3suni VPI = 30 Status: UP Time-since-last-status-change: 00:09:02 Connection-type: PVP Cast-type: point-to-point Usage-Parameter-Control (UPC): pass Wrr weight: 2 Number of OAM-configured connections: 0 OAM-configuration: disabled OAM-states: Not-applicable Cross-connect-interface: ATM1/1/1, Type: oc3suni Cross-connect-VPI = 45 Cross-connect-UPC: pass Cross-connect OAM-configuration: disabled Cross-connect OAM-state: Not-applicable Threshold Group: 5, Cells queued: 0 Rx cells: 0, Tx cells: 0 Tx Clp0:0, Tx Clp1: 0 Rx Clp0:0, Rx Clp1: 0 Rx Upc Violations:0, Rx cell drops:0 Rx Clp0 q full drops:0, Rx Clp1 qthresh drops:0 Rx connection-traffic-table-index: 1 Rx service-category: UBR (Unspecified Bit Rate) Rx pcr-clp01: 7113539 Rx scr-clp01: none Rx mcr-clp01: none Rx cdvt: 1024 (from default for interface) Rx mbs: none Tx connection-traffic-table-index: 1 Tx service-category: UBR (Unspecified Bit Rate) Tx pcr-clp01: 7113539 Tx scr-clp01: none Tx mcr-clp01: none Tx cdvt: none Tx mbs: none
This section describes configuring point-to-multipoint PVC connections. In Figure 6-4, cells entering the ATM switch router at the root point (on the left side at interface 0/0/0, VPI = 50, VCI = 100) are duplicated and switched to the leaf points (output interfaces) on the right side of the figure.

To configure the point-to-multipoint PVC connections shown in Figure 6-4, perform the following steps, beginning in global configuration mode:
| Step | Command | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | interface atm card/subcard/port[.vpt#] | Selects the interface to be configured. |
| 2 | atm pvc vpi-A vci-A [cast-type type-A] [rx-cttr index] [tx-cttr index] interface atm card/subcard/port[.vpt#] vpi-B vci-B [cast-type type-B] | Configures the PVC between ATM switch router connections. |
To configure the point-to-multipoint PVC connections using the atm pvc command, the root point is port A and the leaf points are port B.
The following example shows how to configure the root-point PVC on ATM switch router interface 0/0/0, VPI = 50, VCI =100, to the leaf-point interfaces (see Figure 6-4):
Switch(config)# interface atm 0/0/0 Switch(config-if)# atm pvc 50 100 cast-type p2mp-root interface atm 0/1/0 60 200 cast-type p2mp-leaf Switch(config-if)# atm pvc 50 100 cast-type p2mp-root interface atm 0/1/1 70 210 cast-type p2mp-leaf Switch(config-if)# atm pvc 50 100 cast-type p2mp-root interface atm 0/1/2 80 220 cast-type p2mp-leaf
To display the point-to-multipoint PVC configuration, use the following EXEC mode command:
| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
show atm vc interface atm card/subcard/port | Shows the PVCs configured on the interface. |
show atm vc interface atm card/subcard/port | Shows the PVCs configured on the interface. |
The following example shows the PVC configuration of the point-to-multipoint connections on ATM interface 0/0/0:
Switch# show atm vc interface atm 0/0/0
Interface VPI VCI Type X-Interface X-VPI X-VCI Encap Status
ATM0/0/0 0 5 PVC ATM2/0/0 0 70 QSAAL UP
ATM0/0/0 0 16 PVC ATM2/0/0 0 46 ILMI UP
ATM0/0/0 0 18 PVC ATM2/0/0 0 120 PNNI UP
ATM0/0/0 0 34 PVC ATM2/0/0 0 192 NCDP UP
ATM0/0/0 50 100 PVC ATM0/1/0 60 200 UP
ATM0/1/1 70 210 UP
ATM0/1/2 80 220 UP
The following example shows the VC configuration on interface 0/0/0, VPI = 50, VCI = 100, with the switch processor feature card installed:
Switch# show atm vc interface atm 0/0/0 50 100 Interface: ATM0/0/0, Type: oc3suni VPI = 50 VCI = 100 Status: UP Time-since-last-status-change: 00:07:06 Connection-type: PVC Cast-type: point-to-multipoint-root Packet-discard-option: disabled Usage-Parameter-Control (UPC): pass Wrr weight: 32 Number of OAM-configured connections: 0 OAM-configuration: disabled OAM-states: Not-applicable Cross-connect-interface: ATM0/1/0, Type: oc3suni Cross-connect-VPI = 60 Cross-connect-VCI = 200 Cross-connect-UPC: pass Cross-connect OAM-configuration: disabled Cross-connect OAM-state: Not-applicable Cross-connect-interface: ATM0/1/1 Cross-connect-VPI = 70 Cross-connect-VCI = 210 Cross-connect-interface: ATM0/1/2 Cross-connect-VPI = 80 Cross-connect-VCI = 220 Threshold Group: 5, Cells queued: 0 Rx cells: 0, Tx cells: 0 Tx Clp0:0, Tx Clp1: 0 Rx Clp0:0, Rx Clp1: 0 Rx Upc Violations:0, Rx cell drops:0 Rx Clp0 q full drops:0, Rx Clp1 qthresh drops:0 Rx connection-traffic-table-index: 1 Rx service-category: UBR (Unspecified Bit Rate) Rx pcr-clp01: 7113539 Rx scr-clp01: none Rx mcr-clp01: none Rx cdvt: 1024 (from default for interface) Rx mbs: none Tx connection-traffic-table-index: 1 Tx service-category: UBR (Unspecified Bit Rate) Tx pcr-clp01: 7113539 Tx scr-clp01: none Tx mcr-clp01: none Tx cdvt: none Tx mbs: none
This section describes configuring point-to-multipoint PVP connections. Figure 6-5 provides an example of point-to-multipoint PVP connections.

In Figure 6-5, cells entering the ATM switch router at the root point (the left side at interface 4/0/0), VPI = 50, are duplicated and switched to the leaf points (output interfaces), on the right side of the figure.
To configure point-to-multipoint PVP connections, perform the following steps, beginning in global configuration mode:
| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
interface atm card-A/subcard-A/port-A | Selects the interface to be configured. |
To configure the point-to-multipoint PVP connections using the atm pvp command, the root point is port A and the leaf points are port B.
The following example shows how to configure the root-point PVP on ATM switch router interface 4/0/0, VPI = 50, to the leaf point interfaces 1/1/1, VPI = 60, 3/0/0, VPI = 70, and 3/0/3, VPI = 80 (see Figure 6-5):
Switch(config)# interface ATM4/0/0 Switch(config-if)# atm pvp 50 cast-type p2mp-root interface atm 1/1/1 60 cast-type p2mp-leaf Switch(config-if)# atm pvp 50 cast-type p2mp-root interface atm 3/0/0 70 cast-type p2mp-leaf Switch(config-if)# atm pvp 50 cast-type p2mp-root interface atm 3/0/3 80 cast-type p2mp-leaf
To display the ATM interface configuration, use the following EXEC command:
| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
show atm vp [interface atm card/subcard/port vpi] | Shows the ATM VP configuration. |
The following example shows the PVP configuration of the point-to-multipoint PVP connections on ATM interface 4/0/0:
Switch# show atm vp interface atm 4/0/0
Interface VPI Type X-Interface X-VPI Status
ATM4/0/0 50 PVP ATM1/1/1 60 UP
ATM3/0/0 70 UP
ATM3/0/3 80 UP
The following example shows the PVP configuration of the point-to-multipoint PVP connections on ATM interface 4/0/0 VPI = 50 with the switch processor feature card installed:
Switch# show atm vp interface atm 4/0/0 50 Interface: ATM4/0/0, Type: ds3suni VPI = 50 Status: UP Time-since-last-status-change: 00:01:51 Connection-type: PVP Cast-type: point-to-multipoint-root Usage-Parameter-Control (UPC): pass Wrr weight: 2 Number of OAM-configured connections: 0 OAM-configuration: disabled OAM-states: Not-applicable Cross-connect-interface: ATM1/1/1, Type: oc3suni Cross-connect-VPI = 60 Cross-connect-UPC: pass Cross-connect OAM-configuration: disabled Cross-connect OAM-state: Not-applicable Cross-connect-interface: ATM3/0/0 Cross-connect-VPI = 70 Cross-connect-interface: ATM3/0/3 Cross-connect-VPI = 80 Threshold Group: 5, Cells queued: 0 Rx cells: 0, Tx cells: 0 Tx Clp0:0, Tx Clp1: 0 Rx Clp0:0, Rx Clp1: 0 Rx Upc Violations:0, Rx cell drops:0 Rx Clp0 q full drops:0, Rx Clp1 qthresh drops:0 Rx connection-traffic-table-index: 1 Rx service-category: UBR (Unspecified Bit Rate) Rx pcr-clp01: 7113539 Rx scr-clp01: none Rx mcr-clp01: none Rx cdvt: 1024 (from default for interface) Rx mbs: none Tx connection-traffic-table-index: 1 Tx service-category: UBR (Unspecified Bit Rate) Tx pcr-clp01: 7113539 Tx scr-clp01: none Tx mcr-clp01: none Tx cdvt: none Tx mbs: none
This section describes configuring soft PVC connections, which provide the following features:
Figure 6-6 illustrates the soft PVC connections used in the following examples.

Perform the following steps when you configure soft PVCs:
Step 1 Determine which two ports you want to define as participants in the soft PVC.
Step 2 Decide which of these two ports you want to designate as the destination (or passive) side of the soft PVC.
This decision is arbitrary---it makes no difference which port you define as the destination end of the circuit.
Step 3 Retrieve the ATM address of the destination end of the soft PVC using the show atm address command.
Step 4 Retrieve the VPI/VCI values for the circuit using the show atm vc command.
Step 5 Configure the source (active) end of the soft PVC. At the same time, complete the soft PVC setup using the information derived from Step 3 and Step 4. Be sure to select an unused VPI/VCI value (one that does not appear in the show atm vc display).
To configure a soft PVC connection, perform the following steps, beginning in privileged EXEC mode:
The following example shows the destination ATM address of the interface connected to User D:
Switch-C# show atm addresses
Switch Address(es): 47.00918100000000400B0A2A81.00400B0A2A81.00 active 47.00918100000000E04FACB401.00E04FACB401.00 Soft VC Address(es): <Information deleted> 47.0091.8100.0000.00e0.4fac.b401.4000.0c80.9000.00 ATM1/1/0
47.0091.8100.0000.00e0.4fac.b401.4000.0c80.9010.00 ATM1/1/1 47.0091.8100.0000.00e0.4fac.b401.4000.0c80.9020.00 ATM1/1/2 <Information deleted>
The following example shows how to configure a soft PVC on Switch B between interface 0/0/2, source VPI = 0, VCI = 1000; and Switch C, destination VPI = 0, VCI = 1000 with a specified ATM address (see Figure 6-6):
Switch-B(config)# interface atm 0/0/2 Switch-B(config-if)# atm soft-vc 0 1000 dest-address 47.0091.8100.0000.00e0.4fac.b401.4000.0c80.9010.00 0 1000
To display the soft PVC configuration at either end of a ATM switch router, use the following EXEC commands:
| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
show atm vc interface atm card/subcard/port | Shows the VCs configured on the ATM interface. |
show atm vc interface atm card/subcard/port | Shows the soft PVC interface configuration. |
The following example shows the soft PVC configuration of Switch B, on interface 0/0/2 out to the ATM network:
Switch-B# show atm vc interface atm 0/0/2 Interface VPI VCI Type X-Interface X-VPI X-VCI Encap Status ATM0/0/2 0 5 PVC ATM0 0 45 QSAAL UP ATM0/0/2 0 16 PVC ATM0 0 37 ILMI UP ATM0/0/2 0 18 PVC ATM0 0 52 PNNI UP ATM0/0/2 0 34 PVC ATM0 0 51 NCDP UP ATM0/0/2 0 35 SVC ATM0/0/2 0 1000 UP
ATM0/0/2 0 1000 SoftVC ATM0/0/2 0 35 UP
The following example shows the soft PVC configuration of Switch C, on interface 1/1/1 out to the ATM network:
Switch-C# show atm vc interface atm 1/1/1 Interface VPI VCI Type X-Interface X-VPI X-VCI Encap Status ATM1/1/1 0 5 PVC ATM2/0/0 0 74 QSAAL UP ATM1/1/1 0 16 PVC ATM2/0/0 0 44 ILMI UP ATM1/1/1 0 18 PVC ATM2/0/0 0 109 PNNI UP ATM1/1/1 0 34 PVC ATM2/0/0 0 120 NCDP UP ATM1/1/1 0 123 SVC ATM1/1/1 0 1000 UP
ATM1/1/1 0 1000 SoftVC ATM1/1/1 0 123 UP ATM1/1/1 2 100 PVC ATM2/0/0 0 103 SNAP UP
The following example shows the soft PVC configuration of Switch B, on interface 0/0/2, VPI = 0, VCI = 1000 out to the ATM network with the switch processor feature card installed:
Switch-B# show atm vc interface atm 0/0/2 0 1000 Interface: ATM0/0/2, Type: oc3suni
VPI = 0 VCI = 1000 Status: UP Time-since-last-status-change: 21:56:48 Connection-type: SoftVC Cast-type: point-to-point Soft vc location: Source
Remote ATM address: 47.0091.8100.0000.0040.0b0a.2a81.4000.0c80.9010.00 Remote VPI: 0 Remote VCI: 1000 Soft vc call state: Active Number of soft vc re-try attempts: 0 First-retry-interval: 5000 milliseconds Maximum-retry-interval: 60000 milliseconds Aggregate admin weight: 10080 TIME STAMPS: Current Slot:2 Outgoing Setup May 25 10:38:50.718 Incoming Connect May 25 10:38:50.762 Packet-discard-option: disabled Usage-Parameter-Control (UPC): pass Wrr weight: 2 Number of OAM-configured connections: 0 OAM-configuration: disabled OAM-states: Not-applicable Cross-connect-interface: ATM0/0/2, Type: oc3suni Cross-connect-VPI = 0 Cross-connect-VCI = 35 Cross-connect-UPC: pass Cross-connect OAM-configuration: disabled Cross-connect OAM-state: Not-applicable Threshold Group: 5, Cells queued: 0 Rx cells: 0, Tx cells: 0 Tx Clp0:0, Tx Clp1: 0 Rx Clp0:0, Rx Clp1: 0 Rx Upc Violations:0, Rx cell drops:0 Rx Clp0 q full drops:0, Rx Clp1 qthresh drops:0 Rx connection-traffic-table-index: 1 Rx service-category: UBR (Unspecified Bit Rate) Rx pcr-clp01: 7113539 Rx scr-clp01: none Rx mcr-clp01: none Rx cdvt: 1024 (from default for interface) Rx mbs: none Tx connection-traffic-table-index: 1 Tx service-category: UBR (Unspecified Bit Rate) Tx pcr-clp01: 7113539 Tx scr-clp01: none Tx mcr-clp01: none Tx cdvt: none Tx mbs: none
To display a soft PVC connection successfully routed over an explicit path, use the following EXEC command:
| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
show atm vc interface atm card/subcard/port | Displays the soft PVC connection status including the PNNI explicit path routing status for the last setup attempt. |
The following example shows the last explicit path status for a soft PVC using the show atm vc interface EXEC command. Note that the first listed explicit path new_york.path2 shows an unreachable result, but the second explicit path new_york.path1 succeeded.
Switch# show atm vc interface atm 0/1/3 0 40 VPI = 0 VCI = 40 Status:UP Time-since-last-status-change:00:00:03 Connection-type:SoftVC Cast-type:point-to-point Soft vc location:Source Remote ATM address:47.0091.8100.0000.0060.705b.d900.4000.0c81.9000.00 Remote VPI:0 Remote VCI:40 Soft vc call state:Active Number of soft vc re-try attempts:0 First-retry-interval:5000 milliseconds Maximum-retry-interval:60000 milliseconds Aggregate admin weight:15120 TIME STAMPS: Current Slot:4 Outgoing Release February 26 17:02:45.940 Incoming Rel comp February 26 17:02:45.944 Outgoing Setup February 26 17:02:45.948 Incoming Connect February 26 17:02:46.000 Outgoing Setup February 23 11:54:17.587 Incoming Release February 23 11:54:17.591 Outgoing Setup February 23 11:54:37.591 Incoming Release February 23 11:54:37.611 Outgoing Setup February 23 11:55:17.611 Incoming Connect February 23 11:55:17.655
Explicit-path 1:result=6 PNNI_DEST_UNREACHABLE (new_york.path2)
Explicit-path 2:result=1 PNNI_SUCCESS (new_york.path1) Only-explicit Packet-discard-option:disabled Usage-Parameter-Control (UPC):pass Number of OAM-configured connections:0 OAM-configuration:disabled OAM-states: Not-applicable Cross-connect-interface:ATM0/0/3.4, Type:oc3suni Cross-connect-VPI = 4 Cross-connect-VCI = 35 Cross-connect-UPC:pass Cross-connect OAM-configuration:disabled Cross-connect OAM-state: Not-applicable Rx cells:0, Tx cells:0 Rx connection-traffic-table-index:1 Rx service-category:UBR (Unspecified Bit Rate) Rx pcr-clp01:7113539 Rx scr-clp01:none Rx mcr-clp01:none Rx cdvt:1024 (from default for interface) Rx mbs:none Tx connection-traffic-table-index:1 Tx service-category:UBR (Unspecified Bit Rate) Tx pcr-clp01:7113539 Tx scr-clp01:none Tx mcr-clp01:none Tx cdvt:none Tx mbs:none
This section describes configuring soft PVP connections, which provide the following features:
Figure 6-7 is an illustration of the soft PVP connections used in the examples in this section.

To configure a soft PVP connection, perform the following steps, beginning in global configuration mode:
The row index for rx-cttr and tx-cttr must be configured before using this optional parameter. See the section "Configuring the Connection Traffic Table" in the chapter "Configuring Resource Management."
The following example shows how to configure a soft PVP on Switch B between interface 0/0/2, source VPI = 75, and Switch C, destination VPI = 75, with a specified ATM address (Figure 6-7):
Switch-B(config)# interface atm 0/0/2 Switch-B(config-if)# atm soft-vp 75 dest-address 47.0091.8100.0000.0040.0b0a.2a81.4000.0c80.9010.00 75
To display the ATM soft PVP configuration, use the following EXEC command:
| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
show atm vp [interface atm card/subcard/port vpi] | Shows the soft PVP configuration. |
The following example shows the soft PVP configuration at Switch B, on interface 0/0/2 out to the ATM network:
Switch-B# show atm vp Interface VPI Type X-Interface X-VPI Status ATM0/0/2 1 SVP ATM0/0/2 75 UP ATM0/0/2 75 SoftVP ATM0/0/2 1 UP
The following example shows the soft PVP configuration on interface 1/1/1 at Switch C out to the ATM network:
Switch-C# show atm vp Interface VPI Type X-Interface X-VPI Status ATM1/1/1 1 SVP ATM1/1/1 75 UP ATM1/1/1 75 SoftVP ATM1/1/1 1 UP NewLs1010#
The following example shows the soft PVP configuration at Switch B on interface 0/0/2, VPI = 75, out to the ATM network with the switch processor feature card installed:
Switch-B# show atm vp interface atm 0/0/2 75 Interface: ATM0/0/2, Type: oc3suni
VPI = 75 Status: UP Time-since-last-status-change: 00:09:46 Connection-type: SoftVP Cast-type: point-to-point Soft vp location: Source
Remote ATM address: 47.0091.8100.0000.0040.0b0a.2a81.4000.0c80.9010.00 Remote VPI: 75 Soft vp call state: Active Number of soft vp re-try attempts: 0 First-retry-interval: 5000 milliseconds Maximum-retry-interval: 60000 milliseconds Aggregate admin weight: 10080 TIME STAMPS: Current Slot:2 Outgoing Setup May 26 09:45:30.292 Incoming Connect May 26 09:45:30.320 Usage-Parameter-Control (UPC): pass Wrr weight: 2 Number of OAM-configured connections: 0 OAM-configuration: disabled OAM-states: Not-applicable Cross-connect-interface: ATM0/0/2, Type: oc3suni Cross-connect-VPI = 1 Cross-connect-UPC: pass Cross-connect OAM-configuration: disabled Cross-connect OAM-state: Not-applicable Threshold Group: 5, Cells queued: 0 Rx cells: 0, Tx cells: 0 Tx Clp0:0, Tx Clp1: 0 Rx Clp0:0, Rx Clp1: 0 Rx Upc Violations:0, Rx cell drops:0 Rx Clp0 q full drops:0, Rx Clp1 qthresh drops:0 Rx connection-traffic-table-index: 1 Rx service-category: UBR (Unspecified Bit Rate) Rx pcr-clp01: 7113539 Rx scr-clp01: none Rx mcr-clp01: none Rx cdvt: 1024 (from default for interface) Rx mbs: none Tx connection-traffic-table-index: 1 Tx service-category: UBR (Unspecified Bit Rate) Tx pcr-clp01: 7113539 Tx scr-clp01: none Tx mcr-clp01: none Tx cdvt: none Tx mbs: none Switch#
This section describes the soft PVP or soft PVC route optimization feature. Most soft PVPs or soft PVCs have a much longer lifetime than SVCs. The route chosen during the soft connection setup remains the same even though the network topology might change.
Soft connections, with the route optimization percentage threshold set, provide the following features:
Route optimization is directly related to administrative weight, which is similar to hop count. For a description of administrative weight, see the section "Configuring the Global Administrative Weight Mode" in the chapter "Configuring ATM Routing and PNNI."
Configuring soft PVP or soft PVC route optimization is described in the following sections:
For overview information about the route optimization feature refer to the Guide to ATM Technology.
Soft PVP or soft PVC route optimization must be enabled and a threshold level configured to determine the point when a better route is identified and the old route is reconfigured.
To enable and configure route optimization, use the following global configuration command:
| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
Configures route optimization. |
The following example enables route optimization and sets the threshold percentage to
85 percent:
Switch(config)# atm route-optimization percentage-threshold 85
Soft PVP or soft PVC route optimization must be enabled and configured to determine the point at which a better route is found and the old route is reconfigured.
To enable and configure a soft PVC/PVP interface with route optimization, perform the following steps, beginning in global configuration mode:
| Step | Command | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | interface [atm card/subcard/port | serial card/subcard/port:cgn] | Selects the interface to configure. Enter the interface number of the source end of the soft PVC/PVP. Route optimization works for the source end of a soft PVC/PVP only and is ignored if configured on the destination interface. |
| 2 | atm route-optimization soft-connection [interval minutes] [time-of-day {anytime | start-time end-time}] | Configures the interface for route optimization. |
The following example shows how to configure an interface with a route optimization interval configured as every 30 minutes between the hours of 6:00 P.M. and 5:00 A.M.:
Switch(config)# interface atm 0/0/0 Switch(config-if)# atm route-optimization soft-connection interval 30 time-of-day 18:00 5:00
To display the interface route optimization configuration, use the following EXEC command:
| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
show atm interface [atm card/subcard/port | serial card/subcard/port:cgn] | Shows the interface configuration route optimization configuration. |
The following example shows the route optimization configuration of ATM interface 0/0/0:
Switch# show atm interface atm 0/0/0 IF Status: UP Admin Status: up Auto-config: enabled AutoCfgState: completed IF-Side: Network IF-type: NNI Uni-type: not applicable Uni-version: not applicable Max-VPI-bits: 8 Max-VCI-bits: 14 Max-VP: 255 Max-VC: 16383 ConfMaxSvpcVpi: 255 CurrMaxSvpcVpi: 255 ConfMaxSvccVpi: 255 CurrMaxSvccVpi: 255 ConfMinSvccVci: 35 CurrMinSvccVci: 35 Svc Upc Intent: pass Signalling: Enabled
Soft vc route optimization is enabled
Soft vc route optimization interval = 30 minutes
Soft vc route optimization time-of-day range = (18:0 - 5:0) ATM Address for Soft VC: 47.0091.8100.0000.00e0.4fac.b401.4000.0c80.8000.00 Configured virtual links: PVCLs SoftVCLs SVCLs TVCLs PVPLs SoftVPLs SVPLs Total-Cfgd Inst-Conns 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 Logical ports(VP-tunnels): 0 Input cells: 264581 Output cells: 273590 5 minute input rate: 0 bits/sec, 0 cells/sec 5 minute output rate: 0 bits/sec, 0 cells/sec Input AAL5 pkts: 172733, Output AAL5 pkts: 177305, AAL5 crc errors: 0
For overview information about the well-known PVCs refer to the Guide to ATM Technology.
Table 6-2 lists the default well-known VCs and their default configuration.
| Channel Type | Virtual Path Identifier | Virtual Channel Identifier |
|---|---|---|
Signalling | 0 | 5 |
ILMI | 0 | 16 |
PNNI | 0 | 18 |
Tag switching | 0 | 32 |
![]() | Caution Do not change the well-known channels to use a VC where the remote end is sending AAL5 messages not intended for the well-known VC. For example, do not swap VC values between two types of well-known VCs. |
Following is an overview of the steps needed to configure nondefault well-known VCs:
Step 1 Enable manual well-known VC configuration.
Step 2 Delete any existing automatically created well-known VCs.
Step 3 Configure the individual encapsulation type as follows:
Step 4 Copy the running-configuration file to the startup-configuration file.
To configure the nondefault VCs for signalling, ILMI, and PNNI, perform the following steps, beginning in global configuration mode:
| Step | Command | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | interface atm card/subcard/port | Selects the interface to be configured. |
| 2 | atm manual-well-known-vc {keep | delete} | Enters manual-well-known-vc mode. |
| 3 | atm pvc vpi vci [rx-cttr index] [tx-cttr index] interface atm card/subcard/port any-vci [encap {ilmi | pnni | qsaal}] or tag-switching atm control-vc vpi vci | Configures the nondefault PVC for encapsulation type. |
| 4 | end | Returns to privileged EXEC mode. |
| 6 | copy system:running-config nvram:startup-config | Copies the running configuration file to the startup configuration file. |
The following example shows the nondefault VC configuration steps:
Step 1 Use the show atm vc interface atm command to display the configuration of the existing default well-known VCs for ATM interface 0/0/0.
Step 2 Change to interface configuration mode for ATM interface 0/0/0.
Step 3 Enter manual well-known-vc mode and delete the existing default well-known VCs using the atm manual-well-known-vc delete command.
Step 4 Confirm deletion by entering y.
Step 5 Configure the nondefault VC for signalling from 5 (the default) to 35 using the atm pvc command.
Step 6 Configure the ILMI VC, then configure the PNNI VC if needed using the same procedure.
Step 7 Save the new running configuration to the startup configuration.
An example of this procedure follows:
Switch# show atm vc interface atm 0/0/0 Interface VPI VCI Type X-Interface X-VPI X-VCI Encap Status ATM0/0/0 0 5 PVC ATM0 0 49 QSAAL UP ATM0/0/0 0 16 PVC ATM0 0 33 ILMI UP ATM0/0/0 0 18 PVC ATM0 0 65 PNNI UP Switch# Switch# configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. Switch(config)# interface atm 0/0/0 Switch(config-if)# atm manual-well-known-vc delete Okay to delete well-known VCs for this interface? [no]: y Switch(config-if)# atm pvc 1 35 interface atm0 any-vci encap qsaal Switch(config-if)# end Switch# %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by console Switch# show atm vc interface atm 0/0/0 Interface VPI VCI Type X-Interface X-VPI X-VCI Encap Status ATM0/0/0 1 35 PVC ATM0 0 150 QSAAL UP Switch# copy system:running-config nvram:startup-config Building configuration... [OK]
Normally, soft PVCs and soft PVPs are automatically routed by PNNI over paths that meet the traffic parameter objectives. However, for cases where manually configured paths are needed, PNNI explicit paths can optionally be specified for routing the soft PVC or soft PVP. For detailed information on configuring PNNI explicit paths, refer to the section "Configuring Explicit Paths" in the chapter "Configuring ATM Routing and PNNI."
The explicit paths are assigned using precedence numbers 1 through 3. The precedence 1 path is tried first and if it fails the soft connection is routed using the precedence 2 path and so forth. If all of the explicit paths fail, standard on-demand PNNI routing is tried unless the only-explicit keyword is specified.
If the soft connection destination address is reachable at one of the included entries in an explicit path, any following entries in that path are automatically disregarded. This allows longer paths to be reused for closer destinations. Alternatively, the upto keyword can be specified for an explicit path in order to disregard later path entries.
The following example shows how to configure a soft PVC between ATM switch router dallas_1 and an address on ATM switch router new_york_3 using either of the two explicit paths new_york.path1 and new_york.path2. If both explicit paths fail, the ATM switch router uses PNNI on-demand routing to calculate the route.
dallas_1(config)# interface atm0/0/0 dallas_1(config)# atm soft-vc 0 201 dest-address 47.0091.8100.0000.1061.3e7b.2f99.4000.0c80.0030.00 0 101 explicit-path 1 name new_york.path1 explicit-path 2 name new_york.path2
Explicit paths can be added, modified or removed without tearing down existing soft PVCs by using the redo-explicit keyword. Only the source VPI and VCI options need to be specified. All applicable explicit path options are replaced by the respecified explicit path options.
The soft PVC is not immediately rerouted using the new explicit path. However, reroutes using the new explicit path can happen for the following four reasons:
1. A failure occurs along the current path.
2. The EXEC command atm route-optimization soft-connection is entered for the soft PVC.
3. route-optimization is enabled and the retry time interval has expired.
4. The soft PVC is disabled and then reenabled using the disable and enable keywords.
The following example shows how to change the explicit path configuration for an existing soft PVC on the ATM switch router dallas_1 without tearing down the connection. The new configuration specifies the two explicit paths, new_york.path3 and new_york.path4, and uses the only-explicit option.
dallas_1(config)# interface atm 0/0/0 dallas_1(config)# atm soft-vc 0 201 redo-explicit explicit-path 1 name new_york.path3 explicit-path 2 name new_york.path4 only-explicit
You can configure a virtual path identifier/virtual channel identifier (VPI/VCI) range for switched virtual circuits and switched virtual paths (SVCs and SVPs). ILMI uses the specified range to negotiate the VPI/VCI range parameters with peers. This feature allows you to:
You can still configure PVPs and PVCs in any supported range, including any VPI/VCI range you configured for SVPs/SVCs.
The default maximum switched virtual path connection (SVPC) VPI is equal to 255. You can change the maximum SVPC VPI by entering the atm svpc vpi max value command. See Table 6-3 for the allowable ranges.
| VPI Bit Type | Maximum Value Range |
|---|---|
8-bit VPI | 0 to 255 |
12-bit VPI1 | 0 to 4095 |
| 1Only available on ATM NNI interfaces. |
For further information and examples of using VPI/VCI ranges for SVPs/SVCs, refer to the Guide to ATM Technology.
Every interface negotiates the local values for the maximum SVPC VPI, maximum SVCC VPI, and minimum SVCC VCI with the peer's local value during ILMI initialization. The negotiated values determine the ranges for SVPs and SVCs. If the peer interface does not support these objects or autoconfiguration is turned off on the local interface, the local values determine the range.
To configure a VPI/VCI range for SVCs/SVPs, perform the following steps, beginning in global configuration mode:
| Step | Command | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | interface atm card/subcard/port | Selects the physical interface to be configured. |
| 2 | atm svpc vpi max value | Configures the maximum VPI value for a SVPC. |
| 3 | atm svcc vpi max value | Configures the maximum VPI value for a SVCC. |
| 4 | atm svcc vci min value | Configures the minimum VCI value for a SVCC. |
The following example shows configuring ATM interface 0/0/0 with the SVPC and SVCC VPI maximum set to 100 and SVCC VCI minimum set to 60.
Switch(config)# interface atm 0/0/0 Switch(config-if)# atm svpc vpi max 100 Switch(config-if)# atm svcc vpi max 100 Switch(config-if)# atm svcc vci min 60
To confirm the VPI or VCI range configuration, use one of the following commands:
| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
show atm interface atm card/subcard/port | Shows the ATM interface configuration. |
show atm ilmi-status atm card/subcard/port | Shows the ILMI status on the ATM interface. |
The following example shows how to confirm the VPI and VCI range configuration on an ATM interface. The values displayed for ConfMaxSvpcVpi, ConfMaxSvccVpi, and ConfMinSvccVci are local values. The values displayed for CurrMaxSvpcVpi, CurrMaxSvccVpi, and CurrMinSvccVci are negotiated values.
Switch# show atm interface atm 0/0/0 Interface: ATM0/0/0 Port-type: oc3suni IF Status: DOWN Admin Status: down Auto-config: enabled AutoCfgState: waiting for response from peer IF-Side: Network IF-type: UNI Uni-type: Private Uni-version: V3.0 Max-VPI-bits: 8 Max-VCI-bits: 14 Max-VP: 255 Max-VC: 16383
ConfMaxSvpcVpi: 100 CurrMaxSvpcVpi: 100
ConfMaxSvccVpi: 100 CurrMaxSvccVpi: 100
ConfMinSvccVci: 60 CurrMinSvccVci: 60 Svc Upc Intent: pass Signalling: Enabled ATM Address for Soft VC: 47.0091.8100.0000.0040.0b0a.2a81.4000.0c80.0000.00 Configured virtual links: PVCLs SoftVCLs SVCLs TVCLs PVPLs SoftVPLs SVPLs Total-Cfgd Inst-Conns 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Logical ports(VP-tunnels): 0 Input cells: 0 Output cells: 0 5 minute input rate: 0 bits/sec, 0 cells/sec 5 minute output rate: 0 bits/sec, 0 cells/sec Input AAL5 pkts: 0, Output AAL5 pkts: 0, AAL5 crc errors: 0
The following example shows how to confirm the peer's local values for VPI and VCI range configuration by displaying the ILMI status on an ATM interface:
Switch# show atm ilmi-status atm 0/0/0 Interface : ATM0/0/0 Interface Type : Private NNI ILMI VCC : (0, 16) ILMI Keepalive : Disabled Addr Reg State: UpAndNormal Peer IP Addr: 172.20.40.232 Peer IF Name: ATM0/0/0 Peer MaxVPIbits: 8 Peer MaxVCIbits: 14
Peer MaxVPCs: 255 Peer MaxVCCs: 16383
Peer MaxSvccVpi: 255 Peer MinSvccVci: 255
Peer MaxSvpcVpi: 48 Configured Prefix(s) : 47.0091.8100.0000.0010.11ba.9901
This section describes configuring virtual path (VP) tunnels, which provide the ability to interconnect ATM switch routers across public networks using PVPs. You can configure a VP tunnel to carry a single service category, or you can configure a VP tunnel to carry multiple service categories, including merged VCs.
Figure 6-8 shows a public UNI interface over a DS3 connection between the ATM switch router (HB-1) in the Headquarters building and the ATM switch router (SB-1) in the Remote Sales building. To support signalling across this connection, a VP tunnel must be configured.

The type of VP tunnel described in this section is configured as a VP of a single service category. Only virtual circuits (VCs) of that service category can transit the tunnel.
To configure a VP tunnel connection for a single service category, perform the following steps, beginning in global configuration mode:
| Step | Command | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | atm connection-traffic-table-row [index row-index] | Configures the connection-traffic-table-row index for any nondefault traffic values (Optional). |
| 2 | interface atm card/subcard/port | Selects the physical interface to be configured. |
| 3 | atm pvp vpi [rx-cttr index] [tx-cttr index] | Configures an interface permanent virtual path (PVP) leg. |
| 4 | exit | Exits interface configuration mode. |
| 5 | interface atm card/subcard/port.vpt# | Creates a VP tunnel using a VPT number that matches the PVP leg virtual path identifier (VPI). |
The following example shows how to configure the ATM VP tunnel on the ATM switch router (HB-1) at interface 1/0/0, VPI 99:
Switch(HB-1)(config)# interface atm 1/0/0 Switch(HB-1)(config-if)# atm pvp 99 Switch(HB-1)(config-if)# exit Switch(HB-1)(config)# interface atm 1/0/0.99 Switch(HB-1)(config-subif)# end Switch(HB-1)# %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by console
The following example shows how to configure the ATM VP tunnel on the ATM switch router (SB-1) at interface 0/0/0, VPI 99:
Switch(SB-1)(config)# interface atm 0/0/0 Switch(SB-1)(config-if)# atm pvp 99 Switch(SB-1)(config-if)# exit Switch(SB-1)(config)# interface atm 0/0/0.99 Switch(SB-1)(config-subif)# end Switch(SB-1)# %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by console
To show the ATM virtual interface configuration, use the following EXEC command:
| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
show atm interface atm card/subcard/port.vpt# | Shows the ATM interface configuration. |
The following example shows the ATM virtual interface configuration for interface 1/0/0.99:
Switch# show atm interface atm 1/0/0.99
Interface: ATM1/0/0.99 Port-type: vp tunnel IF Status: UP Admin Status: up Auto-config: enabled AutoCfgState: waiting for response from peer IF-Side: Network IF-type: UNI Uni-type: Private Uni-version: V3.0 <information deleted>
This section describes configuring a shaped VP tunnel for a single service category with rate-limited tunnel output on a switch.
A shaped VP tunnel is configured as a VP of the CBR service category. By default, this tunnel can carry VCs only of the CBR service category. However, you can configure this VP tunnel to carry VCs of other service categories. The overall output of this VP tunnel is rate-limited by hardware to the peak cell rate (PCR) of the tunnel.
A shaped VP tunnel is defined as a CBR VP with a PCR. The following limitations apply:
To configure a shaped VP tunnel, perform the following steps, beginning in global configuration mode:
| Step | Command | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | atm connection-traffic-table-row [index row-index] cbr pcr rate | Configures the connection-traffic-table row for the desired PVP CBR cell rate. |
| 2 | interface atm card/subcard/port | Selects the physical interface to configure. |
| 3 | atm pvp vpi shaped rx-cttr index tx-cttr index | Configures an interface PVP leg. |
| 4 | exit | Exits interface configuration mode. |
| 5 | interface atm card/subcard/port.vpt# | Creates a shaped VP tunnel using a VPT number that matches the PVP leg VPI. |
The following example shows how to configure a shaped VP tunnel with a VPI of 99 as ATM interface 0/0/0.99
Switch(config)# interface atm 0/0/0 Switch(config-if)# atm pvp 99 shaped rx-cttr 100 tx-cttr 100 Switch(config-if)# exit Switch(config-if)# interface atm 0/0/0.99
To display the shaped VP tunnel interface configuration, use the following EXEC command:
| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
show atm interface atm card/subcard/port.vpt# | Shows the ATM VP interface configuration. |
For an example display from the show atm interface command, see the section "Displaying the Hierarchical VP Tunnel Configuration."
This section describes configuring a hierarchical VP tunnel for multiple service categories with rate-limited tunnel output.
A hierarchical VP tunnel allows VCs of multiple service categories to pass through the tunnel. In addition, the overall output of the VP tunnel is rate-limited to the PCR of the tunnel. There is no general limit on the number of connections allowed on a such a tunnel. Hierarchical VP tunnels can also support merged VCs for tag switching. See the section "Configuring VC Merge" in the chapter "Configuring Tag Switching."
Service categories supported include the following:
While capable of carrying any traffic category, a hierarchical VP tunnel is itself defined as CBR with a PCR. The following limitations apply on the Catalyst 8540 MSR:
The following limitations apply on the Catalyst 8510 MSR and LightStream 1010:
The following limitations apply on the Catalyst 8540 MSR, Catalyst 8510 MSR and LightStream 1010:
Before configuring a hierarchical VP tunnel, you must first enable hierarchical mode, then reload the ATM switch router. Perform the following steps, beginning in global configuration mode:
| Step | Command | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enables hierarchical mode. | |
| 2 | exit | Exits global configuration mode. |
| 3 | copy system:running-config nvram:startup-config | Saves the running configuration to the startup configuration. |
| 4 | reload | Reloads the operating system. |
The following example shows how to enable hierarchical mode, then save and reload the configuration.
Switch(config)# atm hierarchical-tunnel Switch(config)# exit Switch# copy system:running-config nvram:startup-config Switch# reload
To configure a hierarchical VP tunnel, perform the following steps, beginning in global configuration mode:
| Step | Command | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | atm connection-traffic-table-row [index row-index] cbr pcr rate | Configures the connection-traffic-table row for the desired PVP CBR cell rate. |
| 2 | interface atm card/subcard/port | Selects the physical interface to be configured. |
| 3 | atm pvp vpi hierarchical rx-cttr index tx-cttr index | Configures an interface PVP leg. |
| 4 | exit | Exits interface configuration mode. |
| 5 | interface atm card/subcard/port.vpt# | Creates a hierarchical VP tunnel using a VPT number that matches the PVP leg VPI. |
The following example shows how to configure a hierarchical VP tunnel with a PVP of 99 as ATM interface 0/0/0.99
Switch(config)# interface atm 0/0/0 Switch(config-if)# atm pvp 99 hierarchical rx-cttr 100 tx-cttr 100 Switch(config-if)# exit Switch(config-if)# interface atm 0/0/0.99
To display the hierarchical VP tunnel interface configuration, use the following EXEC command:
| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
show atm interface atm card/subcard/port.vpt# | Shows the ATM VP interface configuration. |
The following example shows the VP tunnel configuration on interface ATM 1/0/0 with PVP 99.
switch# show atm interface atm 1/0/0.99
Interface: ATM1/0/0.99 Port-type: vp tunnel
IF Status: UP Admin Status: up
Auto-config: enabled AutoCfgState: waiting for response from peer
IF-Side: Network IF-type: UNI
Uni-type: Private Uni-version: V3.0
Max-VPI-bits: 0 Max-VCI-bits: 14
Max-VP: 0 Max-VC: 16383
ConfMaxSvpcVpi: 0 CurrMaxSvpcVpi: 0
ConfMaxSvccVpi: 0 CurrMaxSvccVpi: 0
ConfMinSvccVci: 35 CurrMinSvccVci: 35
Signalling: Enabled
ATM Address for Soft VC: 47.0091.8100.0000.0060.3e64.fe01.4000.0c81.9000.63
Configured virtual links:
PVCLs SoftVCLs SVCLs TVCLs Total-Cfgd Inst-Conns
4 0 0 0 4 4
To configure an end point of a permanent virtual circuit (PVC) to a previously created PVP tunnel, perform the following steps, beginning in global configuration mode:
| Step | Command | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | interface atm card/subcard/port | Selects the physical interface to be configured. |
| 2 | atm pvc vpi-a vci-a [upc upc] [pd pd] [rx-cttr index] [tx-cttr index] interface atm card/subcard/port.vpt# vpi-b vci-b [upc upc] | Configures the PVC with the VPI of the tunnel leg matching the tunnel VPT number. |
The following restrictions apply to an end point of a PVC-to-PVP tunnel subinterface:
The following example shows how to configure the example tunnel ATM1/0/0.99 with a PVC from interface ATM 0/0/1 to the tunnel at ATM interface 1/0/0.99:
Switch(HB-1)(config)# interface atm 0/0/1 Switch(HB-1)(config-if)# atm pvc 0 50 interface atm 1/0/0.99 99 40
To confirm PVC interface configuration, use the following EXEC command:
| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
show atm vc interface atm card/subcard/port | Shows the ATM VC interface configuration. |
The following example shows the configuration of ATM subinterface 1/0/0.99 on the ATM switch router Switch(HB-1):
Switch(HB-1)# show atm vc interface atm 0/0/1 Interface VPI VCI Type X-Interface X-VPI X-VCI Encap Status ATM0/0/1 0 5 PVC ATM2/0/0 0 41 QSAAL UP ATM0/0/1 0 16 PVC ATM2/0/0 0 33 ILMI UP ATM0/0/1 0 50 PVC ATM1/0/0.99 99 40 UP
You can specify the value of the virtual path connection identifier (VPCI) that is to be carried in the signalling messages within a VP tunnel. The connection identifier information element (IE) is used in signalling messages to identify the corresponding user information flow. The connection identifier IE contains the VPCI and VCI.
This feature can also be used to support connections over a virtual UNI.
To configure a VP tunnel connection signalling VPCI, perform the following steps, beginning in global configuration mode:
| Step | Command | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | interface atm card/subcard/port.vpt# | Selects the subinterface. |
| 2 | atm signalling vpci vpci-number | Configures the atm signalling VPCI number 0 to 255. |
The following example configures a VP tunnel on ATM interface 0/0/0, PVP 99, and then configures the connection ID VCPI as 0.
Switch(config)# interface atm 1/0/0 Switch(config-if)# atm pvp 99 Switch(config-if)# exit Switch(config)# interface atm 1/0/0.99
Switch(config-subif)# atm signalling vpci 0 Switch(config-subif)# end
To confirm the VP tunnel VPCI configuration, use the following privileged EXEC command.
| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
more system:running-config | Shows the PVP tunnel subinterface configuration. |
To delete a VP tunnel connection, perform the following steps, beginning in global configuration mode:
| Step | Command | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | no interface atm card/subcard/port.vpt# | Deletes the subinterface. |
| 2 | interface atm card/subcard/port | Selects the physical interface to be modified. |
| 3 | no atm pvp vpi | Deletes the interface PVP half-leg. |
The following example shows deleting subinterface 99 at ATM interface 1/0/0 and the
PVP half-leg 99:
Switch(HB-1)(config)# no interface atm 1/0/0.99 Switch(HB-1)(config)# interface atm 1/0/0 Switch(HB-1)(config-if)# no atm pvp 99
To confirm the ATM virtual interface deletion, use the following EXEC command:
| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
show atm interface [atm card/subcard/port[.vpt#]] | Shows the ATM interface configuration. |
The following example shows that ATM subinterface 1/0/0.99 on the ATM switch router-1 (HB-1) has been deleted:
Switch(HB-1)# show interfaces atm 1/0/0
IF Status: UP Admin Status: up
Auto-config: disabled AutoCfgState: not applicable
IF-Side: Network IF-type: NNI
Uni-type: not applicable Uni-version: not applicable
Max-VPI-bits: 8 Max-VCI-bits: 14
Max-VP: 255 Max-VC: 16383
ConfMaxSvpcVpi: 255 CurrMaxSvpcVpi: 255
ConfMaxSvccVpi: 255 CurrMaxSvccVpi: 255
ConfMinSvccVci: 35 CurrMinSvccVci: 35
Svc Upc Intent: pass Signalling: Enabled
ATM Address for Soft VC: 47.0091.8100.0000.00e0.4fac.b401.4000.0c80.8000.00
Configured virtual links:
PVCLs SoftVCLs SVCLs TVCLs PVPLs SoftVPLs SVPLs Total-Cfgd Inst-Conns
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
Logical ports(VP-tunnels): 0
Input cells: 263843 Output cells: 273010
5 minute input rate: 0 bits/sec, 0 cells/sec
5 minute output rate: 0 bits/sec, 0 cells/sec
Input AAL5 pkts: 172265, Output AAL5 pkts: 176838, AAL5 crc errors: 0
With the FC-PCQ installed, only the highest port on the last module in the ATM switch router can be configured as a snoop test port. Table 6-4 lists the interface number of the allowed snoop test port for the various port adapter types. If you specify an incorrect snoop test port for the currently installed port adapter type, an error appears on the console. The FC-PCQ also does not support per-connection snooping.
The port number of the test port depends on the card type. Table 6-4 lists the allowed snoop test port number for the supported interfaces.
| Interface | Port Number |
|---|---|
25-Mbps | 4/1/111 |
OC-3 | 4/1/3 |
OC-12 | 4/1/0 |
DS3/E3 | Not supported |
CES | Not supported |
| 1Both transmit and receive interfaces must be on 25-Mbps port adapters. |
There is no effect on cell transmission, interface or VC status and statistics, front panel indicators, or any other parameters associated with a port being monitored during snooping. Any port, other than the highest port, that contains a port adapter type with a bandwidth less than or equal to the port adapter bandwidth for the test port can be monitored by snooping.
The port being configured as a test port must be shut down before configuration. While the test port is shut down and after snoop mode has been configured, no cells are transmitted from the test port until it is reenabled using the no shutdown command. A test port can be put into snoop mode even if there are existing connections to it; however, those connections remain "Down" even after the test port is reenabled using the no shutdown command. This includes any terminating connections for ILMI, PNNI, or signalling channels on the test port.
If you use a show atm interface command while the test port is enabled in snoop mode, the screen shows the following:
Most inapplicable configurations on the test port interface are disregarded while in snoop mode. However, the following configuration options are not valid when specified for the snoop test port and may affect the proper operation of the snoop mode on the test port:
![]() | Caution You should ensure that all options are valid and configured correctly while in the snoop mode. |
The atm snoop interface atm command enables a snoop test port. Cells transmitted from the snoop test port are copies of cells from a single direction of a monitored port.
When in snoop mode, any prior permanent virtual connections to the snoop test port remain in the down state.
To configure interface port snooping, perform the following steps, beginning in global configuration mode:
| Step | Command | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | interface atm card/subcard/port | Selects the interface to be configured. |
| 2 | atm snoop interface atm card/subcard/port direction [receive | transmit] | Specifies the interface and direction to be snooped. |
The following example shows how to configure ATM interface 12/1/3 as the port in snoop mode to monitor ATM interface 3/0/0, tested in the receive direction:
Switch(config)# interface atm 12/1/3 Switch(config-if)# atm snoop interface atm 3/0/0 direction receive
To display the test port information, use the following EXEC command:
| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
Displays the snoop configuration. |
The following example shows the snoop configuration on the OC-3c port and the actual register values for the highest interface:
Switch# show atm snoop Snoop Test Port Name: ATM12/1/3 (interface status=SNOOPING) Snoop option: (configured=enabled) (actual=enabled) Monitored Port Name: (configured=ATM3/0/0) (actual=ATM3/0/0) Snoop direction: (configured=receive) (actual=receive)
With per-connection snooping you must specify both the snooped connection endpoint and the snooping connection endpoint. The IOS adds the snooping connection endpoint as a leaf to the snooped connection. The root of the temporary multicast connection depends on the direction being snooped. Snooping in the direction of leaf to root is not allowed for multicast connections. Per-connection snooping features are as follows:
The snooping connection can be configured on any port when there is no VPI/VCI collision for the snoop connection with the existing connections on the port. Also the port should have enough resources to satisfy the snoop connection resource requirements. In case of failure, due to VPI/VCI collision or resource exhaustion, a warning message is displayed, and you can reconfigure the connection on a different port.
To snoop both transmit and receive directions of a connection, you need to configure two different snoop connections.
Nondisruptive per-connection snooping is achieved by dynamically adding a leaf to an existing connection (either unicast or multicast). This can lead to cell discard if the added leaf cannot process the snooped cells fast enough. For a multicast connection, the queue buildup is dictated by the slowest leaf in the connection. The leaf added for snooping inherits the same traffic characteristics as the other connection leg. This ensures that the added leaf does not become the bottleneck and affect the existing connection.
To configure connection snooping, perform the following steps, beginning in global configuration mode:
| Step | Command | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | interface atm card/subcard/port | Selects the interface to be configured. |
| 2 | atm snoop-vc [a-vpi a-vci] interface atm card/subcard/port x-vpi x-vci [direction {receive | transmit}] | Configures the virtual channel to be snooped. a denotes the snooping connection. x denotes the snooped connection. |
| 3 | atm snoop-vp [a-vpi] interface atm card/subcard/port x-vpi [direction {receive | transmit}] | Configures the virtual path to be snooped. |
The following example shows how to configure VC 100 200 on ATM interface 3/1/0 to snoop a VC 200 150, on ATM interface 1/0/0:
Switch(config)# interface atm 3/1/0 Switch(config-if)# atm snoop-vc 100 200 interface atm 1/0/0 200 150 direction receive
The following example shows how to configure VP 100 on ATM interface 3/1/0 to snoop a VP 200, on ATM interface 1/0/0:
Switch(config)# interface atm 3/1/0 Switch(config-if)# atm snoop-vp 100 interface atm 1/0/0 200 direction receive
To display the test per-connection information, use the following EXEC commands:
| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
show atm snoop-vc | Displays the snoop VC information. |
show atm snoop-vp | Displays the snoop VP information. |
The following example shows all VC snoop connections on the ATM switch router:
Switch> show atm snoop-vc
Snooping Snooped
Interface VPI VCI Type X-Interface X-VPI X-VCI Dir Status
ATM0/0/2 0 5 PVC ATM0/1/1 0 5 Rx DOWN
ATM0/0/2 0 16 PVC ATM0/1/1 0 16 Rx DOWN
ATM0/1/2 0 5 PVC ATM0/0/1 0 5 Tx DOWN
ATM0/1/2 0 16 PVC ATM0/0/1 0 16 Tx DOWN
ATM0/1/2 0 18 PVC ATM0/0/1 0 18 Tx UP
ATM0/1/2 0 100 PVC ATM0/0/1 0 100 Tx DOWN
ATM0/1/2 0 201 PVC ATM0/0/1 0 201 Tx DOWN
ATM0/1/2 0 202 PVC ATM0/0/1 0 202 Tx DOWN
ATM0/1/2 0 300 PVC ATM0/0/1 0 300 Tx DOWN
ATM0/1/2 0 301 PVC ATM0/0/1 0 301 Tx DOWN
The following example shows the VC snoop connections on ATM interface 0/1/2:
Switch> show atm snoop-vc interface atm 0/1/2
Snooping Snooped
Interface VPI VCI Type X-Interface X-VPI X-VCI Dir Status
ATM0/1/2 0 5 PVC ATM0/0/1 0 5 Tx DOWN
ATM0/1/2 0 16 PVC ATM0/0/1 0 16 Tx DOWN
ATM0/1/2 0 18 PVC ATM0/0/1 0 18 Tx UP
ATM0/1/2 0 100 PVC ATM0/0/1 0 100 Tx DOWN
ATM0/1/2 0 201 PVC ATM0/0/1 0 201 Tx DOWN
ATM0/1/2 0 202 PVC ATM0/0/1 0 202 Tx DOWN
ATM0/1/2 0 300 PVC ATM0/0/1 0 300 Tx DOWN
ATM0/1/2 0 301 PVC ATM0/0/1 0 301 Tx DOWN
The following example shows the VC snoop connection 0, 55 on ATM interface 0/0/2 in extended mode with the switch processor feature card installed:
Switch> show atm snoop-vc interface atm 0/0/2 0 55 Interface: ATM0/0/2, Type: oc3suni VPI = 0 VCI = 55 Status: DOWN Time-since-last-status-change: 00:01:59 Connection-type: PVC Cast-type: snooping-leaf Packet-discard-option: disabled Usage-Parameter-Control (UPC): pass Wrr weight: 32 Number of OAM-configured connections: 0 OAM-configuration: disabled OAM-states: Not-applicable Cross-connect-interface: ATM0/1/1, Type: oc3suni Cross-connect-VPI = 0 Cross-connect-VCI = 5 Cross-connect-UPC: pass Cross-connect OAM-configuration: disabled Cross-connect OAM-state: Not-applicable Threshold Group: 6, Cells queued: 0 Rx cells: 0, Tx cells: 0 Tx Clp0:0, Tx Clp1: 0 Rx Clp0:0, Rx Clp1: 0 Rx Upc Violations:0, Rx cell drops:0 Rx Clp0 q full drops:0, Rx Clp1 qthresh drops:0 Rx connection-traffic-table-index: 3 Rx service-category: VBR-RT (Realtime Variable Bit Rate) Rx pcr-clp01: 424 Rx scr-clp01: 424 Rx mcr-clp01: none Rx cdvt: 1024 (from default for interface) Rx mbs: none Tx connection-traffic-table-index: 3 Tx service-category: VBR-RT (Realtime Variable Bit Rate) Tx pcr-clp01: 424 Tx scr-clp01: 424 Tx mcr-clp01: none Tx cdvt: none Tx mbs: none
The following example shows all VP snoop connections on the ATM switch router:
Switch> show atm snoop-vp
Snooping Snooped
Interface VPI Type X-Interface X-VPI Dir Status
ATM0/1/2 57 PVP ATM0/0/1 57 Tx DOWN
The following example shows all VP snoop connections on ATM interface 0/1/2, VPI = 57, in extended mode with the switch processor feature card installed:
Switch> show atm snoop-vp interface atm 0/1/2 57 Interface: ATM0/1/2, Type: oc3suni VPI = 57 Status: DOWN Time-since-last-status-change: 00:14:46 Connection-type: PVP Cast-type: snooping-leaf Usage-Parameter-Control (UPC): pass Wrr weight: 32 Number of OAM-configured connections: 0 OAM-configuration: disabled OAM-states: Not-applicable Cross-connect-interface: ATM0/0/2, Type: oc3suni Cross-connect-VPI = 57 Cross-connect-UPC: pass Cross-connect OAM-configuration: disabled Cross-connect OAM-state: Not-applicable Threshold Group: 5, Cells queued: 0 Rx cells: 0, Tx cells: 0 Tx Clp0:0, Tx Clp1: 0 Rx Clp0:0, Rx Clp1: 0 Rx Upc Violations:0, Rx cell drops:0 Rx Clp0 q full drops:0, Rx Clp1 qthresh drops:0 Rx connection-traffic-table-index: 1 Rx service-category: UBR (Unspecified Bit Rate) Rx pcr-clp01: 7113539 Rx scr-clp01: none Rx mcr-clp01: none Rx cdvt: 1024 (from default for interface) Rx mbs: none Tx connection-traffic-table-index: 1 Tx service-category: UBR (Unspecified Bit Rate) Tx pcr-clp01: 7113539 Tx scr-clp01: none Tx mcr-clp01: none Tx cdvt: none Tx mbs: none
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Posted: Mon May 8 18:30:14 PDT 2000
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