ATM signalling : protocols and practice

This hands-on book focuses on the practical aspects of ATM signalling that network engineers and designers will need to know now and in the foreseeable future. It covers the basic call control functions as well as Internet Protocol over ATM, LAN emulation, multiprotocol over ATM, and much more. Case studies are also included to demonstrate this technology in action.

ATM is one of the key technologies used to support high-quality multimedia services. However, high-quality features, such as scaleability, high bandwidth and quality of service have resulted in a high level of complexity. The ATM signalling standards are driven by two organisations: the ITU-T and the ATM Forum and can be difficult to understand, especially for people without experience in standardisation work. Highly practical in its approach, ATM Signalling will explain all you need to know about how things really work, how to interpret the behaviour of systems, what problems may arise and how to find the solutions to such problems.

* Describes the key ATM protocols used in private networks

* Examines how the protocols work by tracing existing systems and applications under normal and erroneous conditions

* Presents the basic call functions as well as those that are built on top of call control such as Classical IP over ATM (CLIP), LAN Emulation over ATM (LANE) and Integrated Local Management Interface (ILMI)

By offering such practical advice in the crucial aspects of ATM signalling, this volume will have immediate appeal to network engineers, designers, managers and system adminstrators and will also become essential reading for hardware/software developers and postgraduate students.

Cont.pdf......Page 1 1.pdf......Page 23 2.pdf......Page 31 3.pdf......Page 38 4.pdf......Page 119 5.pdf......Page 129 6.pdf......Page 170 7.pdf......Page 218 8.pdf......Page 235 appendixA.pdf......Page 252 appendixB.pdf......Page 255 References.pdf......Page 257 This text offers a practical perspective on ATM signalling, with an in-depth description of the operation of the protocol. The practical perspective is emphasized by the inclusion of case studies which would be useful for network designers and administrators. During the last few years the use of Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) networks has increased dramatically.