Types of VLLs
There are 5 types of VLLs:
- Epipes: Emulates a point-to-point Ethernet service. VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) tagged Ethernet frames are supported. Interworking with other Layer 2 technologies is also supported.
- Apipes: Emulates a point-to-point ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) service. Several subtypes are provided to support different ATM service types.
- Fpipes: Emulates point-to-point Frame Relay circuit. Some features for Interworking with ATM are also supported.
- Ipipes: Provides IP Interworking capabilities between different Layer 2 technologies.
- Cpipes: Emulates a point-to-point time division multiplexing (TDM) circuit.
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