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Foil 59 ATM technology (2)

From Introduction to Networking Technologies CPS640 MultiMedia and Networking -- Spring Semester 1998. by Roman Markowski
1 Characteristics:
2 fixed size packets (cells) - 53 bytes
3 switching technology
4 high, scalable bandwidth
5 ability to dedicate a certain bandwidth to an application (QoS - Quality of Service)
6 can handle real-time applications
7 broadband technology (for voice, video, and data)
8 viable for LANs and WANs
9 still the most expensive service
10 ATM network consists of ATM switches
11 wireless ATM (28 GHz range), SMDS over ATM, Frame Relay over ATM
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