ATM
Theory and Application
Published on 1. November 2000
Book
Hardback
324 pages
978-0-07-060362-2 (ISBN)
Description
This is a working manual of the theory and practical use of asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) technology and ATM-based services. Providing a real-life approach to the technology, this guide offers a high-level summary of all ATM protocols and services. It explains why ATM will provide standard protocol for voice, video and data integration in the 21st century. Also covered are the nuts-and-bolts of ATM network planning, congestion control and traffic engineering, as well as the source of each standard, and information on where to find additional details within the standards.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
100 illustrations, glossary, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
9200 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-060362-2 (9780070603622)
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Other editions
New editions
David Mcdysan | Darren Spohn
ATM Theory and Applications
Book
09/1998
2nd Edition
McGraw-Hill Professional
€76.74
Article is exhausted; no reprint
Content
Business drivers to ATM; review of public and private data services of the 1990's; computer and information networking directions; transmission and protocol basics and review; ATM principles; ATM and B-ISDN standards and policies; ATM layers definitions; B-ISDN; ATM hardware snd switching; ATM software; traffic contract; traffic control; congestion control; traffic engineering; design considerations; ATM-based services; protocol interconnectivity/interoperability; over ATM; quality of service; operations and network management; international interoperability issues and opportunities; technology comparisons (to SMDS, FR, FDDI, Fiber Channel, SONNET); future directions for ATM; appendices.