ATM on Linux: Drivers and Features

This page covers the ATM on Linux feature list.

Features

• Device drivers
  • ATM over TCP pseudo device for experiments without real ATM hardware
  • Efficient Networks ENI155p-MF and ENI155p-U5 155 Mbps ATM adapter
  • SMC ATM Power155 9741D/F and 9746D/F 155 Mbps ATM adapter (uses the ENI driver)
  • TI TNETA1570-based 155 Mbps ATM adapter by TU Chemnitz (also known as "UniNET 1570")
  • ZeitNet ZN1221 and ZN1225 155 Mbps ATM adapter
  • IDT NICStAR 77901/77903 155 and 25 Mbps ATM adapter (77201/77211 SAR)
    The Web page of the NICStAR driver is here.
  • The NICStAR driver probably also works with some other IDT SARs and boards.
  • Marconi - ForeRunnerLE (25 and 155 Mbps; uses the IDT driver)
  • Madge (Collage 25 and 155 Client/Server)
  • All Interphase PCI (i)Chip ATM NICs (x575, x525, and x531)
  • Marconi - ForeRunner PCA-200E.
• Drivers currently under development
  • IBM - TurboWays 25
  • Interphase - 5515
  • Marconi - ForeRunnerHE (155 and 622 Mbps)
• Supported connection types
  • Constant bit rate (CBR) permanent connections
  • Best-effort (UBR) permanent connections
  • SVCs with UNI 3.0/UNI 3.1/UNI 4.0 unicast signaling
  • Q.2963.1 peak cell rate re-negotiation
• Protocols
  • "raw" unreliable ATM transport without AAL ("AAL0")
  • "raw" unreliable ATM transport over AAL5
  • IP over ATM (NULL and SNAP encapsulation)
  • ATMARP (RFC1577; client and server) for PVCs and SVCs
  • Arequipa (Application REQuested IP over ATM)
  • LAN Emulation (client and server) for SVCs
  • LANE Version 2 (client) Multi-Protocol Over ATM (MPOA, client)
  • ATM Name Service (ANS, client and server)