Chapter 23. MPOA Overview
This chapter describes the Multiprotocol over ATM (MPOA) feature, which is supported in CiscoIOS Release11.3(4)WA4(6) and later.
MPOA enables the fast routing of internetwork-layer packets across a nonbroadcast multiaccess (NBMA) network. MPOA replaces multihop routing with point-to-point routing using a direct VCC between ingress and egress edge devices or hosts. An ingress edge device or host is defined as the point at which an inbound flow enters the MPOA system; an egress edge device or host is defined as the point at which an outbound flow exits the MPOA system.
The following components are required for an MPOA network:
MPOA client (MPC)
MPOA server (MPS)
Catalyst 5000 series ATM module
LANE
NHRP
An MPC identifies ...
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