Can I configure ATM PVC Switching (Cell Switching) on a router just like I configure Frame Relay switching (Frame Switching) for Frame Relay PVCs?
A. Unlike the capability to configure Frame Relay switching on a router with serial interfaces to act as a Frame Relay Switch, you cannot use a router equipped with ATM interfaces in order to act as an ATM Switch to switch ATM cells or ATM PVCs. The only place you can do that is at Layer 3 where you can terminate the Layer 3 protocol on the ATM interface along with other PVCs and perform routing / Layer 3 switching between the configured PVCs. In order to do cell switching you must use an ATM Switch like LS1010, 8510 MSR, or 8540 MSR.
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