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(LAN Emulation) The ability to connect Ethernet and Token Ring networks together via ATM. LANE makes the process transparent, requiring no modification to Ethernet and Token Ring stations. LANE allows common protocols, such as IP, IPX, AppleTalk and DECnet, to ride over an ATM backbone.The LANE driver provides the encapsulation of Ethernet and Token Ring packets into LANE packets and then converts the packets into ATM cells. It performs the reverse functions on the other end. The driver resides in an edge device which sits between the LAN and the ATM switch. The driver is also required in each ATM client station that communicates with Ethernet and Token Ring.LANE is also used to create emulated LANs (ELANs) that logically combine users by workgroup traffic (ELANs are the same as VLANs). With LANE, broadcast domains can be larger than with other network technologies, because LANE can manage broadcast traffic within ELANs and keep it under control.LANE is implemented in an ATM switch or stand-alone server and is made up of two software components: the LANE Configuration Server (LECS), which provides address resolution, and the Broadcast and Unknown Server (BUS), which manages multicast and broadcast traffic within the ELAN.The ATM Forum governs the LANE User-to-Network Interface (LUNI), which defines how an end station communicates with the ATM network.With LANE, in order to communicate between one subnet and another, a router is required. This is eliminated with MPOA. See MPOA.
lane (lān)
n.
A narrow country road.
A narrow way or passage between walls, hedges, or fences.
A narrow passage, course, or track, especially:
A prescribed course for ships or aircraft.
A strip delineated on a street or highway to accommodate a single line of vehicles: a breakdown lane; an express lane.
Sports. One of a set of parallel courses marking the bounds for contestants in a race, especially in swimming or track.
Sports. A wood-surfaced passageway or alley along which a bowling ball is rolled.
Sports. An unmarked lengthwise area of a playing field or ice rink viewed as the main playing area for a particular position, such as a wing in soccer.
Basketball. The rectangular area marked on a court from the end line to the foul line.
[Middle English, from Old English.]
LANE
LANE is an acronym for:
LAN Emulation (ATM)
Translations for: lane
Deutsch (German):
Bahn, Strδίchen, Weg, Gasse, Route, Fahrspur
Franηais (French):
voie, chemin rural, allιe, chemin, ruelle, accotement ferme
Espaρol (Spanish):
vνa, carril, camino vecinal, callejσn, callejuela, banquina, arcιn
Italiano (Italian):
corsia, viottolo, vicolo, passaggio
Portuguκs (Portuguese):
n. pista (f), travessa (f), vereda (f), rota (f)
Nederlands (Dutch):
rijstrook, voorsorteerstrook, baan, landweg, weggetje tussen heggen, rij-/vlieg-/ vaarroute, ren-/ kegelbaan, steeg, alleen/ eenzaam
Svenska (Swedish):
n. smal vδg, stig, trεng gata, grδnd, bakgata, hδck (av militδr), gεng, kφrfδlt, fil, farled, rutt (fφr oceanfartyg), segelled, luftled, luftkorridor, rεk, isrδnna, bana, bowlingbana
Ελληνική (Greek):
n. δρομίσκος, δρομάκι, σοκάκι, μονοπάτι, λωρίδα οδικής κυκλοφορίας, (θαλάσσια http://www.thehypertribe.net/ubb/wink.gif οδός, διάδρομος στίβου, κουλουάρ
Русский (Russian):
тропинка, переулок, полоса движения, проход между рядами
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