Assigning Descriptions to Interfaces

You can use the description commands to assign a text description or an alias to an interface, so that other show commands can display that information.

atm aal5 description

Use to assign a text description or alias to an ATM AAL5 interface.
Use the show atm aal5 interface command to display the text description.
Example
host1(config-if)#atm aal5 description boston01
Use the no version to remove the text description or alias.
See atm aal5 description.

atm atm1483 description

Use to assign a text description or alias to an ATM 1483 subinterface.
The description can be a maximum of 255 characters.
Use the show atm subinterface command to display the text description.
Example
host1(config-subif)#atm atm1483 description nyc33
Use the no version to remove the text description or alias.
See atm atm1483 description.

atm description

Use to assign a text description or alias to the ATM interface.
The description can be a maximum of 255 characters and can include the # (pound sign) character.
The first 32 characters of the ATM description are pushed out to RADIUS during authentication and accounting.
Use the show atm interface command to display the description.
Example
host1(config-if)#atm description myAtm
Use the no version to remove the description or alias.
See atm description.