Technology - Data 2 - ATM

Synopsis

This report discusses ATM’s technical characteristics including ATM’s provision of QoS and how it was intended to provide the basis for global networks carrying both packet and circuit-switched traffic for Internet, private networks, voice and video communications. The global adoption of TCP/IP and MPLS in favour of ATM is also discussed.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
  
• 2. Introduction
  
• 3. Cell switching in hardware
  
  • 3.1 Path identifiers, rather than addresses
    
  • 3.2 Short header
    
• 4. Distinguishing characteristics of ATM
  
• 5. Applications and futures
  
  • 5.1 Global adoption in carrier backbone networks
    
• 6. ATM for LAN
  
  • 6.1 Cells within frames
    
• 7. Conclusion
  
• 8. Related reports