ATM Technology for Broadband Telecommunications Networks

by Abhijit S. Pandya; Ercan Sen
CRC Press, CRC Press LLC
ISBN: 0849331390 Pub Date: 11/01/98
Preface
About the Authors
Chapter 1—Introduction
I. Outline of the Book
II. Characterization of Broadband Telecommunications Market
A. Scale of Investment
B. Scale of Market Size and Reward
C. Regulatory Conditions
D. Customer Driven Factors
E. Market Trends
F. Influence of Computing on the Telecommunications Market
III. Market Analysis for ATM Technology
A. Residential Market
B. Business Market
C. Bandwidth Cost Trend
D. Market Opportunities
Chapter 2—Basic ATM Concepts
I. ATM Overview
II. Basic Definitions for ATM Concepts
A. Virtual Path and Virtual Circuit Concepts
B. Interfaces
III. ATM Cell Structure
IV. Signaling in ATM Networks
A. Introduction
B. Signaling Mechanisms
C. ATM Addressing
V. ATM Switching Concepts
VI. Routing Cells in ATM Networks
VII. Call Setup
Chapter 3—Services Offered through ATM Networks
I. Internet Service
II. Video on Demand
III. Video Telephony
IV. Distant Learning/Medicine
V. Telecommuting
Chapter 4—Integration of Various Access Node Technologies into ATM
Networks
I. Wireless Networks
II. Public Telephone Service Networks
III. Data Networks
IV. Cable-TV Networks
V. Integration of Various Transport Technologies
Chapter 5—ATM Protocols
I. ATM Protocol Stack
II. The Physical Layer
A. PMD Sub-layer
B. ATM Transmission Convergence (TC) Layer
III. The ATM Layer
A. ATM Layer Functions
B. ATM Cell Types
IV. ATM Adaptation Layer (AAL)
A. AAL Structure
B. Classification Based on AAL Service Attributes
C. ATM Adaptation Layer Functions
Chapter 6—Bandwidth Allocation in ATM Networks
I. Variable Bandwidth Allocation
II. Virtual Path and Virtual Channel Concepts
III. Constant Bit Rate
IV. Variable Bit Rate
V. Unspecified Bit Rate
VI. Available Bit Rate
Chapter 7—Switching Architectures for ATM Networks
I. Buffering Models for ATM Switching Networks
A. Input Buffering
B. Output Buffering
C. Central Buffering
II. Routing Models for ATM Switching Networks
III. Multistage Interconnection Networks (MINs) for ATM Switching Networks
A. Nonblocking MINs
B. Blocking MINs
IV. Buffer Management
V. Broadcast and Multicast Requirements for ATM Switching Networks
VI. ATM Switch Architectures
Chapter 8—ATM Traffic Management: Traffic Enforcement and Traffic
Shaping
I. The Traffic Contract
II. Basic Quality of Service (QoS) Parameters
III. Connection Admission Control
IV. Usage/Network Parameter Control (UPC/ NPC)
V. ATM Service Categories
VI. Traffic Shaping
VII. Flow Control and Congestion Control
Chapter 9—ATM Interworking Standards
I. LAN Emulation
A. LANE Architecture
B. LANE Components
C. LAN Emulation User to Network Interface (LUNI)
D. LANE Connections
E. Basic Operations Flow for LEC
F. LANE Connection Management
II. Classical IP and ARP over ATM
A. LIS Configuration and Operation
III. Multi-Protocol over ATM (MPOA)
A. MPOA Architecture
B. MPOA Operations
IV. Voice and Telephony over ATM (VTOA)
A. Service Types
1. Structured CES
2. Unstructured CES
B. AAL1 Structure
C. Timing
D. ATM Trunking for Narrowband Telephony Services
E. VTOA to the Desktop
Chapter 10—ATM Traffic Simulation
I. Queuing Model for the ATM Traffic Simulation
II. ATM Traffic Model
III. Validation of Simulation Results
IV. Simulation Results
Chapter 11—Ongoing ATM Standardization Activities
I. Current Standards
A. ITU-T Recommendations for ATM
B. ATM Forum Specifications
C. IETF’s ATM-Related RFC Standards
D. ANSI T1 Committee Specifications for ATM
E. Frame Relay Forum Specifications for ATM
II. Ongoing ATM Standardization Activities
A. Current Standardization Activities in ITU-T
B. Current Standardization Activities in ATM Forum (as of February 1998)
C. IETF’s Current Standardization Activities
References
Glossary
Index


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