ATM technology (2)

Characteristics:

• fixed size packets (cells) - 53 bytes

• switching technology

• high, scalable bandwidth

• ability to dedicate a certain bandwidth to an application (QoS - Quality of Service)

• can handle real-time applications

• broadband technology (for voice, video, and data)

• viable for LANs and WANs

• still the most expensive service

• ATM network consists of ATM switches

• wireless ATM (28 GHz range), SMDS over ATM, Frame Relay over ATM

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