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Because of its high quality of service and ability to deliver voice, data, and video on a single platform, ATM is a hugely popular networking technology. This book provides an exhaustive engineering introduction to technology basics and key applications>ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) is a breakthrough networking technology. It provides a single platform for voice, video and data, driving network convergence, all with very high quality of service. This book provides a comprehensive, engineering-level introduction to ATM networks. It explores fundamental concepts in detail, explains and illustrates the 3 levels of the ATM protocol reference model, details the process of internetworking with LANs and WANs, as well as IP, and covers all major ATM applications.
List of contents
PREFACEACKNOWLEDGMENTSABBREVIATIONSPart 1: Background and IntroductionChapter 1: Drivers of the Communication WorldChapter 2: Transfer ModesChapter 3: Overview of ATMPart 2: ATM Protocol Reference ModelChapter 4: ATM Physical LayerChapter 5: ATM LayerChapter 6: ATM Adaptation LayerPart 3: Core Concepts of ATMChapter 7: ATM Traffic and Service ParameterizationChapter 8: ATM Traffic ManagementChapter 9: ATM SwitchingChapter 10: ATM AddressingChapter 11: ATM SignalingChapter 12: ATM RoutingChapter 13: AAL2 SignalingChapter 14: ATM Network ManagementChapter 15: ATM SecurityPart 4: Interworking with ATMChapter 16: ATM Network Interfaces and ArchitectureChapter 17: ATM in LANChapter 18: IP Over ATMPart 5: Application of ATM NetworkChapter 19: ATM and MPLS NetworksChapter 20: Voice Over ATMChapter 21: ATM and DSL NetworksChapter 22: ATM and 3G NetworksGLOSSARYREFERENCESINDEX
About the author
Sumit Kasera is Senior Technical Leader at Flextronics Software Systems (formerly Hughes Software Systems), India. He has a B. Tech degree in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT, Kharagpur, India and an M.S degree in Software Systems from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India. His current area of interest is software development for GSM, GPRS and EDGE access network. Sumit is also experienced in software development for networking protocols like ATM, TCP/IP and 3G UMTS. He has been has an active participant in various technical forums like ITU-T, ATM Forum and 3GPP where he has presented papers and conducted seminars; and also participated in the review of 3GPP specifications.. Sumit is the author of two books —ATM Networks: Concepts and Protocols and 3G Networks: Architecture, Protocols and Procedures.
Summary
ATM(Asynchronous Transfer Mode) is a breakthrough networking technology. This book provides an engineering-level introduction to ATM networks. It explores fundamental concepts, explains and illustrates the 3 levels of the ATM protocol reference model, details the process of internetworking with LANs and WANs, and covers the major ATM applications.
