An atmLinkConnection represents a I.326 link connection. An atmLinkConnection is responsible for transporting characteristic information between subnetworks and is contained within an atmLink. It is always bidirectional and point-to-point. An instance of atmLinkConnection is terminated by two atmNetworkCTPs. An instance of this object is created by an action on the atmLink object. An atmLinkConnection may be a component of an atmSubnetworkConnection in a composite subnetwork. An atmLinkConnection cannot be created between a composite subnetwork and one of its component subnetworks. Supported values for the availabilityStatus are: - Failed: The atmLinkConnection cannot function - Empty SET (none of the availableStatus conditions exist). The administrativeState is used for administratively locking and unlocking the atmLinkConnection. When unlocked, the atmLinkConnection functions normally. When in the locked state, the atmLinkConnection is prohibited from the transport of characteristic information. Optionally where both the Network View and NE View are supported, the atmLinkConnection termination pointers may point directly to the NE View vp or vc CTP object instances instead of atmNetworkCTPs.
Sources for this description
ATM Forum M4 official network view CMIP specifications