ATM Technology for Broadband Telecommunications Networks

by Pandya; Abhijit S.

• ISBN13: 9780849331398
• ISBN10: 0849331390
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-11-30
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

This textbook presents all the latest information on all aspects of each important component of ATM - the hottest telecommunications technology of this decade. It demonstrates how ATM internetworks several incompatible telecommunications technologies and provide the high-speed, high bandwidth backbone network that the entire telecom industry is converging toward.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction	1	(16)
I Outline of the Book	1	(1)
II Characterization of Broadband Telecommunications Market	2	(4)
A. Scale of Investment	2	(2)
B. Scale of Market Size and Reward	4	(1)
C. Regulatory Conditions	4	(1)
D. Customer Driven Factors	4	(1)
E. Market Trends	5	(1)
F. Influence of Computing on the Telecommunications Market	6	(1)
III Market Analysis for ATM Technology	6	(11)
A. Residential Market	9	(1)
B. Business Market	10	(2)
C. Bandwidth Cost Trend	12	(2)
D. Market Opportunities	14	(3)
Chapter 2 Basic ATM Concepts	17	(32)
I ATM Overview	17	(7)
II Basic Definitions for ATM Concepts	24	(1)
A. Virtual Path and Virtual Circuit Concepts	24	(4)
B. Interfaces	26	(2)
III ATM Cell Structure	28	(8)
IV Signaling in ATM Networks	30	(1)
A. Introduction	30	(1)
B. Signaling Mechanisms	31	(5)
C. ATM Addressing	36	(1)
V ATM Switching Concepts	36	(7)
VI Routing Cells in ATM Networks	43	(1)
VII Call Setup	44	(5)
Chapter 3 Services Offered through ATM Networks	49	(14)
I Internet Service	49	(7)
II Video on Demand	56	(2)
III Video Telephony	58	(1)
IV Distant Learning/Medicine	58	(2)
V Telecommuting	60	(3)
Chapter 4 Integration of Various Access Node Technologies into ATM Networks	63	(14)
I Wireless Networks	63	(3)
II Public Telephone Service Networks	66	(2)
III Data Networks	68	(3)
IV Cable-TV Networks	71	(1)
V Integration of Various Transport Technologies	72	(5)
Chapter 5 ATM Protocols	77	(24)
I ATM Protocol Stack	77	(4)
II The Physical Layer	81	(4)
A. PMD Sub-layer	81	(1)
B. ATM Transmission Convergence (TC) layer	81	(4)
III The ATM Layer	85	(8)
A. ATM Layer Functions	87	(5)
B. ATM Cell Types	92	(1)
IV ATM Adaptation Layer (AAL)	93	(8)
A. AAL Structure	93	(5)
B. Classification Based on AAL Service Attributes	98	(1)
C. ATM Adaptation Layer Functions	98	(3)
Chapter 6 Bandwidth Allocation in ATM Networks	101	(8)
I Variable Bandwidth Allocation	102	(1)
II Virtual Path and Virtual Channel Concepts	103	(1)
III Constant Bit Rate	103	(1)
IV Variable Bit Rate	104	(2)
V Unspecified Bit Rate	106	(1)
VI Available Bit Rate	107	(2)
Chapter 7 Switching Architectures for ATM Networks	109	(18)
I Buffering Models for ATM Switching Networks	110	(2)
A. Input Buffering	110	(1)
B. Output Buffering	110	(1)
C. Central Buffering	111	(1)
II Routing Models for ATM Switching Networks	112	(2)
III Multistage Interconnection Networks (MINs) for ATM Switching Networks	114	(3)
A. Nonblocking MINs	114	(1)
B. Blocking MINS	114	(3)
IV Buffer Management	117	(1)
V Broadcast and Multicast Requirements for ATM Switching Networks	117	(1)
VI ATM Switch Architectures	118	(9)
Chapter 8 ATM Traffic Management: Traffic Enforcement and Traffic Shaping	127	(50)
I The Traffic Contract	130	(6)
II Basic Quality of Service (QoS) Parameters	136	(9)
III Connection Admission Control	145	(4)
IV Usage/Network Parameter Control (UPC/NPC)	149	(13)
V ATM Service Categories	162	(5)
VI Traffic Shaping	167	(4)
VII Flow Control and Congestion Control	171	(6)
Chapter 9 ATM Interworking Standards	177	(40)
I LAN Emulation	177	(14)
A. LANE Architecture	178	(3)
B. LANE Components	181	(1)
C. LAN Emulation User to Network Interface (LUNI)	182	(3)
D. LANE Connections	185	(2)
E. Basic Operations Flow for LEC	187	(2)
F. LANE Connection Management	189	(2)
II Classical IP and ARP over ATM	191	(4)
A. LIS Configuration and Operation	193	(2)
III Multi-Protocol over ATM (MPOA)	195	(8)
A. MPOA Architecture	198	(1)
B. MPOA Operations	199	(4)
IV Voice and Telephony over ATM (VTOA)	203	(14)
A. Service Types	203	(1)
1. Structured CES	203	(2)
2. Unstructured CES	205	(4)
B. AAL1 Structure	209	(1)
C. Timing	209	(4)
D. ATM Trunking for Narrowband Telephony Services	213	(1)
E. VTOA to the Desktop	214	(3)
Chapter 10 ATM Traffic Simulation	217	(20)
I Queuing Model for the ATM Traffic Simulation	219	(3)
II ATM Traffic Model	222	(2)
III Validation of Simulation Results	224	(1)
IV Simulation Results	225	(12)
Chapter 11 Ongoing ATM Standardization Activities	237	(14)
I Current Standards	237	(10)
A. ITU-T Recommendations for ATM	237	(3)
B. ATM Forum Specifications	240	(5)
C. IETF's ATM-Related RFC Standards	245	(1)
D. ANSI T1 Committee Specifications for ATM	245	(2)
E. Frame Relay Forum Specifications for ATM	247	(1)
II Ongoing ATM Standardization Activities in ITU-T	247	(4)
A. Current Standardization Activities in ITU-T	247	(1)
B. Current Standardization Activities in ATM Forum	247	(3)
C. IETF's Current Standardization Activities	250	(1)
REFERENCES	251	(4)
ATM ACRONYMS	255	(8)
GLOSSARY	263