ABSTRACT

This textbook presents all the latest information on all aspects of each important component of ATM - the hottest telecommunications technology of this decade. It demonstrates how ATM internetworks several incompatible telecommunications technologies and provide the high-speed, high bandwidth backbone network that the entire telecom industry is converging toward.

chapter 1|15 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|31 pages

Basic ATM Concepts

chapter 3|13 pages

Services Offered Through ATM Networks

chapter 5|24 pages

ATM Protocols

chapter 6|7 pages

Bandwidth Allocation in ATM Networks

chapter 7|17 pages

Switching Architectures for ATM Networks

chapter 9|40 pages

ATM Interworking Standards

chapter 10|17 pages

ATM Traffic Simulation

chapter 11|14 pages

Ongoing ATM Standardization Activities