Each entry in this table represents a Soft Permanent Virtual Channel Connection (Soft PVCC) originating at a switch interface.

A Soft PVCC is a VCC that is: - provisioned at the originating (source) interface of the connection - established by signalling procedures across a network to a destination interface.

A row in the atmVclTable must be created, defining a VCL on the source interface, prior to creating an atmSoftPVccEntry row. The row in the atmVclTable must be active prior to activating the atmSoftPVccEntry row.

The contents of this table reflect only the characteristics unique to a Soft PVCC. The traffic parameters are defined in the VCL row for the source interface, as specified in the AXD301-PCH-MIB.

When a row is made active, an attempt is made to set up a switched connection to an interface at the destination switch. No objects (other than atmSoftPVccRowStatus) can be set while the row is active.

At the destination, the VCL may be defined (but not cross-connected) prior to arrival of the Setup request.

The combination of ifIndex, atmVclVpi, and atmVclVci specified in the index clause of this entry serves to identify the VCL on the source interface. The atmSoftPVccLeafReference object aids in distinguishing between leaves of a point-to-multipoint Soft PVCC.