Client Server Applications on ATM Networks

Providing information for using ATM in a client-server environment, this work shows how to change client/server architecture to ATM from existing networks. It describes how the two technologies relate to each other, and also reviews practical issues of traffic management and performance which critically impact the success or failure of ATM-based client/server systems. As companies plan to migrate their business critical client/server applications to broadband networking technologies, specific implementation information becomes critical. Reviewing first both ATM and client/server technology, the authors then proceed through the migration process, showing the advantages of using ATM in client/server environments. They show how to understand performance and traffic issues unique to ATM, and learn how to optimize ATM for the data traffic patterns which client/server architectures typically generate. Finally, the book presents evolving protocols, and shows how they will be used to design campus and enterprise networks of the future.