An active static ATM 1483 subinterface currently supports a dynamic upper-layer encapsulation type such as PPP or PPPoE. For ATM line modules that support ATM subinterface oversubscription, the maximum number of active subinterfaces supported per module is less than the maximum number of configured subinterfaces supported per module.
When the maximum number of active ATM 1483 subinterfaces has been reached, the router prevents all additional subscribers from connecting to the line module until at least one currently active subscriber logs out, which causes the router to tear down the dynamic interface column for that subscriber. When a dynamic interface column is torn down, the router enables the first currently inactive subscriber that receives traffic to connect to the router and become active as a replacement for the subscriber that logged out.