Description
Packet switchingcD4 Framing...SONET frame structure...VPI/VCI Translation/Compression...ILMI Services...The seemingly endless list of ATM technologies and their elements can be mind-boggling even for the most experienced engineer. Finally there's a single authoritative guide that provides a comprehensive picture of how all the parts of this complex technology work, individually and together. The book is designed to help communication hardware and software engineers better understand the role their work, or piece of the puzzle, plays in this fast-moving, cutting-edge technology. Without delving heavily into technical detail, the book provides a thorough overview of the ATM process. Starting with a review of ATM standards, the book goes on to explain nearly 300 relevant topics, ranging from ATM Network Architecture, to Byte-Synchronous Mapping, to Multicasting, to ATM Gateway. With more than 200 illustrations clarifying important concepts, the book is the perfect desktop reference whenever a quick explanation or review is needed during the design process. Completing the book is a time-saving, comprehensive list of references, including ATM Forum, Bellcore, ANSI, ITU, and IETF documents.
Table Of Contents
Introduction. Evolution of ATM. ATM Network Architecture. Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchies. SONET. SONET Pointer Processing. Error Control. Physical Layer. ATM Layer. ATM Adaptation Layer. ATM Switching Matrix. VPI/VCI Translation/Compression. ATM Signaling. ATM Traffic. ATM Network Management. ATM System Blocks. References. Index.
Author
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Mohammad A. Rahman
Mohammad A. Rahman, Ph.D., is a senior systems engineer with DSC Communications Corporation and has been active in the telecommunications field for more than 14 years. He is also an adjunct professor in the Electrical Engineering Department of Southern Methodist University.