dlsw Circuit Table

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This table is the circuit representation in the DLSw entity. Virtual data links are used to represent any internal end stations. There is a conceptual row associated with each data link. Thus, for circuits without an intervening transport connection, there are two conceptual rows for each circuit. The table consists of the circuits being established, established, and as an implementation option, circuits that have been disconnected. For circuits carried over transport connections, an entry is created after the CUR_cs was sent or received. For circuits between two locally attached devices, or internal virtual MAC addresses, an entry is created when the equivalent of CUR_cs sent/received status is reached. End station 1 (S1) and End station 2 (S2) are used to represent the two end stations of the circuit. S1 is always an end station which is locally attached. S2 may be locally attached or remote. If it is locally attached, the circuit will be represented by two rows indexed by (A, B) and (B, A) where A & B are the relevant MACs/SAPs. The table may be used to store the causes of disconnection of circuits. It is recommended that the oldest disconnected circuit entry be removed from this table when the memory space of disconnected circuits is needed.