ATM networks : concepts and protocols / Sumit Kasera.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kasera, Sumit, author.

Series:

McGraw-Hill communications

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asynchronous transfer mode.

Computer networks.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

2nd edition

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill Education LLC., c2006, c2001.

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.

Contents:

A. Mcgraw-hill professional?networking series

B. Dedication

C. Preface

Raison d'?tre

Second edition

The book

Website

Suggestions

Notes to readers

Copyrights

D. Acknowledgements

E. Abbreviations

F. Author's profile

A. Background and introduction

1. Drivers of the communication world

Introduction

Technological drivers

Market drivers

Conclusion

Review questions

Further reading

2. Transfer modes

Circuit switching

Routing

Virtual circuit switching

Comparison of transfer modes

3. Overview of ATM

Motivation for ATM

Definition of ATM

Genesis of ATM

Precursor technologies

Basic principles of ATM

ATM protocol reference model

Core aspects of ATM

ATM network architecture and interfaces

Interworking with ATM

Applications of ATM networks

B-isdn and ATM

ATM standardization

ATM market study

B. ATM protocol reference model

4. ATM physical layer

Transmission convergence (TC) sub-layer

Physical medium dependent (PMD) sub-layer

Physical layer standards for ATM

DS1 ATM physical layer interface

DS3 ATM physical layer interface

El ATM physical layer interface

E3 ATM physical layer interface

Fractional t1/e1 ATM physical layer interface

Sonet/sdh-based ATM physical layer interface

Universal test and operations PHY interface for ATM (UTOPIA)

5. ATM layer

ATM cell header structure at UNI

ATM cell header structure at NNI

ATM layer functions

6. ATM adaptation layer

Service classes and ATM adaptation layer

ATM adaptation layer 1 (AAL1)

ATM adaptation layer 2 (AAL2)

ATM adaptation layer 3/4 (AAL3/4)

ATM adaptation layer 5 (AAL5)

C. Core concepts of ATM

7. ATM traffic and service parameterization.

Introduction

ATM traffic parameters

ATM service parameters

Factors affecting QOS parameters

ATM service categories

QOS and QOS classes

8. ATM traffic management

ATM traffic contract management

ATM traffic shaping

ATM traffic policing: usage parameter control

ATM priority control

ATM flow control

ATM congestion control

Dynamics of TCP traffic over the ATM networks

9. ATM switching

Components of a typical switch

Performance measures in switch design

Switching issues

Switching architectures

Shared-memory architecture

Shared-medium architecture

Space-division architecture

Switching in ATM

ATM user plane functions

ATM control plane functions

ATM management plane functions

Case study of ATM switching architectures

Prelude switch

Packetized automated routing integrated system (PARIS) switch

Knockout switch

Starlite switch

Moonshine switch

10. ATM addressing

ATM end system address (AESA) format

ATM group address

Acquiring ATM address

ATM name system (ANS)

11. ATM signalling

ATM signalling protocol stack

Signalling ATM adaptation layer (SAAL)

Uni signalling

ATM point-to-point signalling

ATM point-to-multipoint signalling

12. ATM routing

Interim inter-switch protocol (IISP)

Pnni protocol

Pnni routing hierarchy

Pnni topology information

Routing information flows and route computation

Pnni state machines

Summarization and aggregation

Path selection and connection admission control

Pnni signalling protocol

13. AAL2 signalling

Relation between ATM signalling and AAL2 signalling

Aal2 signalling features

Aal2 signalling architecture

Aal2 signalling functions

Aal2 signalling messages

Aal2 signalling versus ATM signalling

Issues and challenges in AAL2 signalling

14. ATM network management

Standardization of ATM network management procedures

ATM network management reference model

Operations and maintenance (OAM) procedures

Integrated layer management interface (ILMI)

Atommib

Further reading.

15. ATM security

Security objectives for ATM networks

Security requirements for ATM networks

ATM security model

User plane security

Control plane security

D. Interworking with ATM

16. ATM network interfaces and architecture

ATM inter-network interface (AINI)

B-isdn inter-carrier interface (B-ICI)

Data exchange interface (DXI)

Frame-based UNI (FUNI)

Frame-based ATM over SONET/SDH transport (FAST)

Frame-based ATM transport over ethernet (FATE)

17. ATM in LAN

Traditional lan technologies

ATM in LAN

Lan emulation (LANE)

Issues and requirements for LAN emulation

Lane components

Lane connections

Lane operations

18. IP over ATM

Classical ip over ATM

Logical ip sub-network (LIS)

Address resolution in classical IP environment

Multi-protocol encapsulation over AAL5

Maximum transmission unit (MTU) size

Next hop resolution protocol (NHRP)

Multi-protocol over ATM (MPOA)

MPOA components

MPOA connections

Establishing shortcut connection and forwarding data packets

E. Application of ATM network

19. ATM and mpls networks

Overview of multi-protocol label switching (MPLS)

ATM and mpls

Mpls for ip over ATM

Atm?mpls network interworking

20. Voice over ATM

Technical challenges

Carrying voice over ATM

Vtoa standards

Circuit emulation service (CES)

Dynamic bandwidth circuit emulation services (DBCES)

ATM trunking using aal1 for narrowband services

ATM trunking using aal2 for narrowband services

21. ATM and dsl networks

Overview of digital subscriber line (DSL)

ATM and DSL

Voice over DSL (VODSL)

22. ATM and 3G networks

Overview of universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS)

Utran and ATM

F. Glossary

G. References.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on cover image and table of contents, viewed on Mar. 24, 2015.

ISBN:

9780070583535 (print ISBN)

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