Summary: History of ATM, relationship between ATM and B-ISDN,
the ATM adaptation layer, the ATM cell, virtual paths and channels, the
physical layer, ATM traffic control, and OSI reference model.
Summary: Preamble; What is this acronym ATM?; Motivation for
ATM; Advent of ATM; Statistical Multiplexing; The ATM discipline and future
challenges; Who are the standards bodies investigating ATM?; Types of User
Network Interfaces (UNI) for ATM; What does an ATM packet look like; Connections
on an ATM network; What Assumptions can a user attachment make for a VCI
label?; What Protocol layer is ATM?; The Physical Layer; Flow control in
ATM; Does an ATM network provide inorder delivery?; Does an ATM network
provide reliable delivery?; Performance of an ATM interface; When can I
have my own connection to an ATM network?.
Summary: Prelude, The basic principles of ATM, Virtual paths
and channels, ATM switches, ATM Adaption Layers, Classical IP over ATM,
Current standards, Conclusion, References
Summary: Introduction, ATM network operation, ATM signalling
and addressing, routing protocols (IISP, P-NNI), LAN emulation, native
mode protocols (IP over ATM, NHRP), multiprotocol over ATM, wide area internetworking,
survey of ATM traffic management, status of key ATM standards and specifications.
Abstract: The concepts in congestion control for ATM networks
are explained. The specifications for ATM traffic control proposed by ATM
Forum are presented. Some representative schemes are described and compared.
Contents: Introduction: How ATM Works; Why Need Congestion Control.
Connection Parameters: Quality of Services; Usage Parameters. Service
Categories.
What is Expected from Congestion Control: Objectives; Selection Criteria.
Generic Functions: Connection Admission Control; Usage Parameter Control;
Priority Control; Traffic Shaping; Network Resource Management; Frame Discard;
Feedback Control; ABR Flow Control.
Contents: Introduction. Digital Communications - Evolution and
Revolution. Evolving from Workstation to Multimedia Terminal. Layered protocol
models. Some present generation network technologies. Asynchronous Transfer
Mode. The Impact of LAN Traffic Over ATM Connections. The gNET ATM-LAN
Protocol. The prototype ATM Network and Multimedia Terminal. Building ATM,
AAL, and gNET services in software. IP over ATM under gNET and SunOS 4.1.1.
Behaviour of AAL3/4 and AAL5 during cell loss. Conclusions. Appendix A
- IP Traffic Analysis. Appendix B - The gNET Protocol Description. Appendix
C - Details of the Software ADLI. See abstract.
