1998/09/24 by K. Siu, R. Jain
Computer Science · #cs.NI
published as Computer Communications Review (ACM SIGCOMM), vol 25, no 2, April 1995, pp6-28 · 23 pages
arxiv created 1998/09/24 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30
Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) has emerged as the most promising technology in supporting future broadband multimedia communication services. To accelerate the deployment of ATM technology, the ATM Forum, which is a consortium of service providers and equipment vendors in the communication industries has been created to develop implementation and specification agreements. In this article, we present a brief overview on ATM protocol layers and current progress on LAN Emulation and Traffic Management in the ATM Forum.