Introduction - ATM characteristics

The layered approach to describing ATM stresses the interactions between the many layers and sub layers and the passing of service data units up and down the layered stack. This kind of approach explains how ATM software and hardware components come together to form an ATM node.

The peer approach to describing ATM addresses the peer-to-peer operations between ATM devices. This approach stresses the functions provided by ATM hardware and software and how these functions interact to support an ATM network.

Relevant ATM Characteristics

• Connection-oriented, point-to-point
• Integrated services - voice, video, data
• Supports quality of service (QOS)
• Scales to gigabit speeds
• Uses 20-byte addressing

Table of Contents

ATM technology overview as it applies to building campus and WAN ATM networks

• Introduction - ATM characteristics
  
• Background - ATM models of operation (future)
• Enabling protocols (future)
• ATM Network Designs (future)
• Planning and implementation issues (future)

Credits

The material presented here was developed in 1997 by Phil Emer of North Carolina State University while under contract to Digital Technology, Inc. We thank Digital Technology, Inc, for making this material available for this Blog.

Purpose of the “Legacy Telecom” Blog

The purpose of the “Legacy Telecom” Blog is to preserve and make available some of the writings relevant to the Legacy Telecommunications Protocols.

We will start with ATM & then move back to some earlier technologies.

If you have documentation on any of these subjects that you would like to have published please post a comment & I will contact you to make arrangements.

Thanks

Legacy Guy

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