Performing basic configurations for an ATM subinterface

Step

Command

Remarks

1. Enter system view.

system-view

N/A

2. Create an ATM subinterface and enter its view.

interface atm interface-number.subnumber [ p2mp | p2p ]

By default, the connection type of a subinterface is point-to-multipoint (p2mp).

The keywords p2mp and p2p are available with the interface atm interface-number.subnumber command only when you are creating an ATM subinterface. If you are entering an existing ATM subinterface, the two keywords are not available.

3. Set the MTU for the ATM subinterface.

mtu mtu-number

Optional.

1500 bytes by default.

4. Shut down the ATM subinterface.

shutdown

Optional.

By default, an ATM subinterface is up.