| Description | A table describing all of the LAN Emulation Clients
implemented by this host. Each LE Client has a row
in the MIB-II/RFC 1573 Interfaces table (describing
the emulated packet interface it presents to higher
layers). Each LE Client also has a row in this and
other LEC MIB tables (describing its interface with
other LAN Emulation components).
This table contains configuration variables. Three
extension tables contain client status, performance
statistics, and information about control/multicast
VCCs.
Unlike hardware ports, LE Clients can be created by
management. However, the RFC 1573 Interfaces table
does not directly support row creation. Therefore,
creating or deleting a row in the lecConfigTable is
defined to have the side effect of creating or
deleting corresponding rows in
- the MIB-II / RFC 1573 Interfaces table,
- the 'lecMappingTable',
- the 'lecStatusTable',
- the 'lecServerVccTable',
- the 'lecStatisticsTable', and
- any other dependent tables
New Interfaces table rows for LAN Emulation Clients
always have 'ifAdminStatus' set to 'down'.
A Note On Indexing:
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Most of the tables in this MIB are indexed in whole
or in part by 'lecIndex' - not by 'ifIndex'.
Why is there a separate index?
Traditionally, ifIndex values are chosen by agents,
and are permitted to change across restarts. Using
ifIndex to index lecConfigTable could complicate
row creation and/or cause interoperability problems
(if each agent had special restrictions on ifIndex).
Having a separate index avoids these problems. |