ATM Networks

1. Front Matter

   Pages iii-xi

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2. Introduction to ATM

   • Martin P. Clark

   Pages 1-6

3. The Concept of ATM

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   Pages 7-28

4. Why Do We Need ATM?

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   Pages 29-40

5. How Does ATM Compare?

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   Pages 41-59

6. ATM’s Technical Specifications

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   Pages 61-66

7. The ATM Network Reference Model

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   Pages 67-78

8. The ATM Protocol Reference Model

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   Pages 79-89

9. The ATM Transport Network (the ATM and Physical Layers)

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   Pages 91-112

10. The ATM Adaptation Layer (AAL)

    • Martin P. Clark

    Pages 113-132

11. Operation and Maintenance (OAM) of ATM Networks

    • Martin P. Clark

    Pages 133-143

12. The Likely Teething Problems of ATM

    • Martin P. Clark

    Pages 145-163

13. The First Uses of ATM

    • Martin P. Clark

    Pages 165-175

14. Back Matter

    Pages 177-232

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The modern telecommunications world is a complicated place, overloaded with jargon and bewilderingly full of different technical options and opportunities. Many experts are only experts of small domains and within limited geographies. For newcomers it is often difficult to gain a grasp on the basic principles and even harder to unravel the mysterious technical paradoxes and the apparent contradictions of many modern technologies. My greatest hope in writing this book is that you, the reader, will find help and insight amongst its pages. I wish for no greater commendation than your thoughts that you find the subject of A TM presented here in an accessible and readable form. I hope also that the comprehensive glossary will remain with you, as your wayfinder through all that jargon! Martin P. Clark Frankfurt, Germany 20 December 1995 Acknowledgements No book on Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) could fail to recognize the invaluable contribution to this technology and to world standardization as a whole made by the International Telecommunications Union and the ATM Forum, and you will find references to their work throughout the text. Particular copyright extracts are labelled accordingly, but the full texts may be obtained (as relevant) from ITU Sales and Marketing Service, Place des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland or from ATM Forum, 2570 West EI Camino Real, Suite 304, Mountain View, California CA 94040, USA.

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