Introduction to ATM NetworkingAsynchronous transfer mode (ATM) network technology is hot! It has overcome the limitations of LAN and WAN technologies to solve problems that have plagued network designers from the start - from information transfer delays to error handling and congestion. Now this much-needed guide offers the first definitive treatment of ATM networking, covering everything from the fundamentals of building, using and maintaining ATM networks to advanced applications such as broadband data transfers, multimedia, and video. Written by a member of the ATM Forum, this is the ATM bible that telecommunications specialists, network designers, implementors, managers, planners, and support personnel have been waiting for. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Older Transfer Mode Networks | 15 |
Networking and ATM Networking | 21 |
Copyright | |
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47 BYTES applications architecture ATM adaptation layer ATM cells ATM Forum ATM layer ATM network ATM network node ATM switch B-ISDN bandwidth bit error bit rate buffer cell delay cell header cell payload cell rate circuit congestion connection connection-oriented data services data unit device DQDB emulation equipment Ethernet FDDI fiber Fibre Channel field Figure flow control frame relay function IEEE implementation input interface ITU-T Mbps multiplexing network management network service OAM cells overhead packets parameters path physical layer PLCP private ATM protocol stack receiver router sender sending sent sequence server service providers shown in Fig signaling protocol single-bit error SMDS SNMP SONET speeds standard sublayer synchronous T-carrier TCP/IP tion Token Ring traffic trailer transfer mode transmission transport variable-length vendors virtual voice VPI/VCI