This new edition of a popular book offers a strengthened focus on one of the hottest networking strategies: ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode). ATM is one of the industry's current fast-moving topics, with multi-million-dollar investments being made at a time when the technology is still being debated.

Here's an in-depth, technical look at the architecture and advantages of the hottest communications technology available--Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM). Focusing on design and implementation, the book provides insights into ATM forum recommendations as it covers the capabilities of ATM and much more. It also includes coverage of IBM's Packet Transfer Mode (PTM).

There is a great deal of change happening in the technology being used for local networks. As Web intranets have driven bandwidth needs through the ceiling, inexpensive Ethernet NICs and switches have come into the market. As a result, many network professionals are interested in evaluating these new technologies for implementation consideration. If you are looking for advice from experts who can help you realistically compare and decide how to use the options before you. Often, books on this subject are too varied in subject matter, attempting to cover to many subjects in the book. This book addresses the topic of Ethernet Networking from a planning perspective to a bit analysis of the Ethernet packets. It explains in detail information in the new network administrator would find it necessary to know.

ATM is regarded as the next high speed multimedia networking paradigm. Mobile computing, which is a confluence of mobile communications, computing and networks, is changing the way people work. Wireless ATM combines wireless and ATM technologies to provide mobility support and multimedia services to mobile users. Wireless ATM and Ad-Hoc Networks: Protocols and Architectures, a consolidated reference work, presents the state of the art in wireless ATM technology. It encompasses the protocol and architectural aspects of Wireless ATM networks. The topics covered in this book include: mobile communications and computing, fundamentals of ATM and Wireless ATM, mobile routing and switch discovery, handover protocol design and implementation, mobile quality of service, unifying handover strategy for both unicast and multicast mobile connections, and roaming between Wireless ATM LANs. A novel routing protocol for ad-hoc mobile networks (also known as Cambridge Ad-hoc) is also presented in this book along with information about ETSI HIPERLAN, the RACE Mobile Broadband System, and SUPERNET. This timely book is a valuable reference source for researchers, scientists, consultants, engineers, professors and graduate students working in this new and exciting field.

Ein international führender Spezialist erläutert in diesem Buch ATM-Netzwerke in allen Details. Ausgehend von der historischen Entwicklung dieser Netze behandelt er u.a. Signalisierung, Architektur, Übertragung und Standards von ATM, wobei er auch aktuellste Forschungsergebnisse berücksichtigt. Funktionen und Arbeitsweise von Highspeed-ATM-Netzen werden qualitativ beschrieben. Nützliche Zugabe ist ein ausführliches Glossar.

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Explains how ATM fits into WANs and LANs with chapters on architecture, switching elements, and traffic management. The second edition covers new ATM enhancements, including MPOA, LAN emulation, frame-based ATM, layer 3 switching, and wireless ATM. Intended for systems engineers. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.