scenario Figure 4: Typical structure of an access network and location of MATMUNI As sketched in Figure 1, MATMUNI is located in the access network behind the line cards (LC) and the central switching unit [...] prepare and format traffic for the core area. MAT targets scalability and security issues by flexible n:1 translation of data link layer addresses - Ethernet addresses of the medium access controller (MAC)
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