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-Virtual Channel Identifier
+[Acronym] for __V__irtual __C__hannel __I__dentifier
-16-bit field in the header of an ATM cell. The VCI, together with the [VPI], is used to identify the next destination of a cell as it passes through a series of ATM switches on its way to its destination. ATM switches use the [VPI]/VCI fields to identify the next network [VCL] that a cell needs to transit on its way to its final destination. The function of the VCI is similar to that of the [DLCI] in Frame Relay. Compare to [DLCI]. See also [VCL] and [VPI].
+16-bit field in the header of an [
ATM]
cell. The [
VCI]
, together with the [VPI], is used to identify the next destination of a cell as it passes through a series of [
ATM]
switches on its way to its destination. [
ATM]
switches use the [VPI]/[
VCI]
fields to identify the next network [VCL] that a cell needs to transit on its way to its final destination. The function of the [
VCI]
is similar to that of the [DLCI] in Frame Relay. Compare to [DLCI]. See also [VCL] and [VPI].
