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

A Soft PVPC is a VPC 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 atmVplTable must be created, defining a VPL on the source interface, prior to creating an atmSoftPVpcEntry row. The row in the atmVplTable must be active prior to activating the atmSoftPVpcEntry row.

The contents of this table reflect only the characteristics unique to a Soft PVPC. The traffic parameters are defined in the VPL 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 atmSoftPVpcRowStatus) can be set while the row is active.

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

The combination of ifIndex, atmVplVpi specified in the index clause of this entry serves to identify the VPL on the source interface. The atmSoftPVpcLeafReference object aids in distinguishing between leaves of a point-to-multipoint Soft PVPC. This object must be set to 1 since point-to-multipoint Soft PVPC's are not supported.