PVCSIF(8) BSD System Manager's Manual PVCSIF(8)NAMEpvcsif — configure ATM PVC sub interfaces
SYNOPSISpvcsif interface [-s]
pvcsif-a
DESCRIPTIONpvcsif creates a sub interface for an ATM PVC. A sub interface pvc(4) is
dynamically created. The created interface is bound to interface but at
this point no VC is assigned. To assign a VC, pvctxctl(8) should be used
later.
A PVC sub interface is intended to use an ATM PVC as an alternative
serial connection, and to be allocated per PVC basis. A PVC sub inter‐
face looks as a point-to-point interface and is multicast capable, as
opposed to the NBMA (NonBroadcast Multiple Access) model that requires a
MARS server. A point-to-point interface is useful to run MBone or proto‐
cols requiring multicast, such as RSVP and IPv6, over a PVC WAN connec‐
tion.
Note that a sub interface is not a full-fledged interface but just an
indirect reference to the real interface.
The options are as follows:
-s For use with a shell, it prints the created interface name.
-a Lists the existing sub interfaces.
SEE ALSOen(4), pvc(4), ifconfig(8), pvctxctl(8)BUGS
Currently, there is no way to remove a sub interface.
BSD December 29, 1997 BSD