Asynchronous 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
Includes index
pt. 1. Networking and ATM Networking. Ch. 1. Older "Transfer Mode" Networks. Ch. 2. The Capabilities of ATM -- pt. 2. The ATM Protocol Stack. Ch. 3. ATM Network Concepts and Architecture. Ch. 4. The ATM Protocol Stack: The Lower Layers. Ch. 5. The ATM Protocol Stack: The ATM Layer. Ch. 6. ATM Technology Components: Upper Layers -- pt. 3. Building ATM Networks. Ch. 7. ATM Network Considerations. Ch. 8. ATM and the Future. Ch. 9. ATM and Network Service Providers -- Appendix. Selected ATM and Related Broadband Networking Standards
