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ELAN: Emulated LAN

Emulated LAN (ELAN) is an ATM technology which an Ethernet or Token Ring LAN is emulated using a client-server model. ELANs are composed of an LEC, an LES, a BUS, and an LECS. Multiple ELANs can exist simultaneously on a single ATM network. ELANs are defined by the LANE specification.

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ELAN: Emulated LAN