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ATM & SONET Basics

Source: APDG Incorporated
Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) provides a more structured signaling and control method for high-speed flexible and efficient intra and inter-network communications.
Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) provides a more structured signaling and control method for high-speed flexible and efficient intra and inter-network communications. The variability that ATM offers incorporates both circuit and packet switching techniques into one technology, creating a flexible transport network solution with simple network processing functions. ATM & SONET Basics provides an understanding of how the systems operate and the applications that use ATM and SONET systems.

ATM & SONET Basics explains the basic operation of ATM systems and it explains why ATM has become the world standard used to interconnect telephone and data networks. It also describes how Synchronous Optical Networks (SONET) operate and how fiber systems inter-operate with ATM systems. The reader will gain an understanding of ATM protocols and learn why ATM switches transfer packets much faster than TCP/IP. ATM offers many types of services and the Quality of Service (QoS) features are explained.

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