Subscriber Interfaces Overview

You can configure E Series routers to create subscriber interfaces statically or dynamically.

The following list shows the underlying (layer 2) interfaces on which you can currently configure each type of subscriber interface.

• Static subscriber interfaces
  • Bridged Ethernet over ATM (with and without VLANs)
  • Fast Ethernet (with and without VLANs)
  • Gigabit Ethernet (with and without VLANs)
  • 10-Gigabit Ethernet (with and without VLANs)
  • IP over ATM
  • POS
  • Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) tunnels
• Dynamic subscriber interfaces
  • Bridged Ethernet over ATM (with and without VLANs)
  • Fast Ethernet (with and without VLANs)
  • Gigabit Ethernet (with and without VLANs)
  • 10-Gigabit Ethernet (with and without VLANs)
  • GRE tunnels

For information about platform support for subscriber interfaces, see Subscriber Interfaces Platform Considerations.

Related Documentation

• Dynamic Interfaces and Dynamic Subscriber Interfaces Overview
• Characteristics of Subscriber Interfaces
• Dynamic Creation of Subscriber Interfaces Overview
• Applications for Subscriber Interfaces
• Subscriber Interfaces References