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The Discovery ELAN Setup Screen
HSIM-A6DP User’s Guide 3-51
3.16.1 ATM Discovery ELAN Setup Screen Fields
The ATM Discovery ELAN Setup screen is used only when the host
device is configured to operate as a SecureFast switch. Upon first
initialization, the HSIM-A6DP attempts to contact any other
HSIM-A6DPs present on the SecureFast network. Once all HSIM-A6DPs
have discovered each other, they automatically create a default discovery
ELAN.
All LECs that have been configured on the HSIM-A6DP use the
discovery ELAN(s) for notification of new LECs joining the discovery
ELAN. In this fashion, all LECs are aware of each other on the
SecureFast ATM network. The SecureFast network may be further
segmented by setting specific HSIM-A6DPs to belong to specific
discovery ELANs designated by the user in the Discovery ELAN Setup
screen. Up to 16 ELANs may be designated as discovery ELANs, and the
HSIM-A6DP may belong to any number of these 16 ELANs.
The default ELAN is represented as Index 1 on the ATM Discovery
ELAN Setup screen in
Figure 3-15 .
After this default ELAN is created, the user may set existing ELANs to be
discovery ELANS (to a total of 16) and assign the HSIM-A6DP to these
new discovery ELANs. The ATM Discovery ELAN Setup screen also
allows the user to enable or disable each ELAN, as desired. The following
definitions describe each of the ATM Discovery ELAN Setup screen
fields:
Index (Read-only)
This field displays the number assigned to this ELAN by the
HSIM-A6DP. A total of 16 discovery ELANs are able to assigned to the
HSIM-A6DP.
NOTE
If the HSIM-A6DP is inserted into a SecureFast network where
the default discovery ELAN has already been created, it will be
instructed to join this ELAN, rather than create a new discovery
ELAN.
NOTE
The default ELAN does not have a name assigned to itself.